#!/bin/sh
grep "^alias[ 	]$1" $HOME/.mailrc >/tmp/thumb.$$
#echo First file:
#cat /tmp/thumb.$$
#echo So much for that.
if test -s /tmp/thumb.$$; then
   sed -e 's/alias[ 	][^ 	]*[ 	]//' </tmp/thumb.$$ | xargs finger
#   echo Second file:
#   cat /tmp/thumb.2.$$
#   echo So much for that.
else
   finger $1
fi
rm -f /tmp/thumb.*$$