Quick Answer: How Do I Find an Alias Name on a Unix Server?
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How do I find my alias name in Linux?

To view the alias for a particular name, enter the command alias followed by the name of the alias. Most Linux distributions define at least some aliases. Enter an alias command to see which aliases are in effect. You can delete the aliases you do not want from the appropriate startup file.

How do I find my server alias name?

You can find out all the CNAMEs for a host in a particular zone by transferring the whole zone and picking out the CNAME records in which that host is the canonical name. You can have nslookup filter on CNAME records: C:> nslookup Default Server: wormhole.movie.edu Address: …

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