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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.\"
-.Dd June 2, 2011
+.Dd June 3, 2011
.Dt MAN 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ environment variable.
.It Fl P Ar pager
Use specified pager.
Defaults to
+.Ic "less -sR"
+if color support is enabled, or
.Ic "more -s" .
Overrides the
+.Ev MANPAGER
+environment variable, which in turn overrides the
.Ev PAGER
environment variable.
.It Fl S Ar mansect
@@ -289,9 +293,19 @@ Otherwise, if set to a special value
.Dq Li tty ,
and output is to a terminal,
the pages may be displayed over the whole width of the screen.
-.It Ev PAGER
+.It Ev MANCOLOR
+If set, enables color support.
+.It Ev MANPAGER
Program used to display files.
-If unset,
+.Pp
+If unset, and color support is enabled,
+.Ic "less -sR"
+is used.
+.Pp
+If unset, and color support is disabled, then
+.Ev PAGER
+is used.
+If that has no value either,
.Ic "more -s"
is used.
.El
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