Alias Dialog

Introduction – Where am I?

The Alias Dialog is NeoMutt’s built-in address book. It lists the aliases you have defined in your configuration and lets you choose one or more recipients when addressing a message. You may also hear it described as the alias menu or contact list.

Alias Dialog

  1    alp             Al Pacino <alp@apple.com>                                | oscar             
  2    amya            Amy Adams <amya@hawthorn.com>                            | oscar             
  3    angelab         Angela Bassett <angelab@elderberry.com>                  | emmy,oscar,tony   
  4    anneh           Anne Hathaway <anneh@xigua.com>                          | oscar,tony        
  5    anthonyh        Anthony Hopkins <anthonyh@cherry.com>                    | oscar             
  6    beniciot        Benicio del Toro <beniciot@banana.com>                   | oscar             
  7    billyt          Billy Bob Thornton <billyt@apple.com>                    | emmy,oscar        
  8    denzelw         Denzel Washington <denzelw@ziziphus.com>                 | oscar,tony        
  9    dianew          Diane Wiest <dianew@apple.com>                           | emmy,oscar        
 10    eddier          Eddie Redmayne <eddier@wolfberry.com>                    | oscar,tony        
 11    edh             Ed Harris <edh@fig.com>                                  | emmy,oscar        
 12    ellenb          Ellen Burstyn <ellenb@kumquat.com>                       | emmy,oscar        
 13    forestw         Forest Whitaker <forestw@elderberry.com>                 | oscar,tony        
 14    francism        Francis McDormand <francism@guava.com>                   | emmy,oscar        
 15    georgec         George Clooney <georgec@yew.com>                         | oscar,tony        
 16    glennc          Glenn Close <glennc@kumquat.com>                         | emmy,oscar,tony   
 17    hughg           Hugh Grant <hughg@damson.com>                            | oscar             
 18    hughj           Hugh Jackman <hughj@lemon.com>                           | grammy,oscar,tony 
 19    jamesf          James Franco <jamesf@xigua.com>                          | oscar             
 20    jamiec          Jamie Lee Curtis <jamiec@raspberry.com>                  | emmy,oscar,tony   
 21    jamief          Jamie Foxx <jamief@olive.com>                            | emmy,grammy,oscar 
 22    jessicac        Jessica Chastain <jessicac@raspberry.com>                | oscar             
Aliases - Limit: ~Y oscar                                                                           
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What am I looking at?

• The main list shows each alias key, the expanded real name and address, and any tags or groups.

• The highlighted row is the alias that will be inserted or acted on.

• The status line shows the current limit or sort state.

• The prompt line at the bottom reminds you which field is currently being completed.

What can I do?

• Select one or more aliases to insert into a To:, Cc:, or Bcc: field.

• Compose a new message directly to the currently selected alias with <mail>.

• Limit, sort, tag, delete, and undelete alias entries while you browse.

• Use the dialog as a quick way to inspect how an alias expands before sending mail.

• Full reference: Alias Functions, Generic Functions.

Where can I go next?

• Selecting entries usually returns you to the Compose Dialog or the Message Window prompt that asked for recipients.

• <mail> opens the Compose Dialog directly.

• q cancels and returns to the caller without inserting anything.

Where did I come from?

• Address completion in the Message Window can open this dialog when NeoMutt finds multiple alias matches.

• Editing recipient fields in the Compose Dialog can lead here through completion.

• Some setups also bind <alias-dialog> from the Index Dialog so you can browse aliases explicitly.

How do I configure this?

• Start with Alias Config.

• Common options include $alias_file, $alias_format, and $alias_sort.

• Alias data is maintained with :alias, :unalias, :group, :ungroup, :alternates, and :unalternates.

• Colours come from Colour Objects, especially indicator, status, prompt, message, and normal.