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                                                          NPTX(8)



NAME
     nptx - full name permutations

SYNOPSIS
     nptx

DESCRIPTION
     _n_p_t_x reads a list of address name pairs on the standard
     input and prints name permutations and the address pairs on
     the standard output.  nptx is generally used in generation
     of a full name database for _s_m_a_i_l(8).  The format of an
     input line is

                            address   name

     The address field can contain any address, it is terminated
     by a TAB char (ascii 0x9).  No translation is done on the
     field.  The name field consists of whitespace separated
     names or initials with an optional nickname given in
     parentheses, it is terminated by either a newline ascii
     (0xA) or a ',' (ascii 0x).  All permutations of the names
     and initials are printed.  The only restriction is that the
     last name will appear in each permutation.  The permutations
     are not necesarily unique.

EXAMPLES
          $ echo "[e-mail] Burdell(George P.)"|nptx
          Burdell   [e-mail]
          W.Burdell [e-mail]
          Wrecker.Burdell     [e-mail]
          Burdell   [e-mail]
          G.Burdell [e-mail]
          George.Burdell [e-mail]
          P.Burdell [e-mail]
          P.Burdell [e-mail]
          G.P.Burdell    [e-mail]
          George.P.Burdell    [e-mail]
          G.P.Burdell    [e-mail]
          George.P.Burdell    [e-mail]
          $

SEE ALSO
     smail(8), paths(8), mkfnames(8)

VERSION
     @(#)nptx.8     2.5 (smail) 9/15/87









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