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Diffstat (limited to 'usr.bin/man/man.1')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/man/man.1 b/usr.bin/man/man.1 index 5647b6c..6705677 100644 --- a/usr.bin/man/man.1 +++ b/usr.bin/man/man.1 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd September 26, 2014 +.Dd March 11, 2017 .Dt MAN 1 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -295,13 +295,22 @@ Corresponds to the .Fl m option. .It Ev MANPATH -Used to find the location of the manual files. -See -.Xr manpath 1 -for additional information. -Corresponds to the -.Fl M -option. +The standard search path used by +.Xr man 1 +may be changed by specifying a path in the +.Ev MANPATH +environment variable. +Invalid paths, or paths without manual databases, are ignored. +Overridden by +.Fl M . +If +.Ev MANPATH +begins with a colon, it is appended to the default list; +if it ends with a colon, it is prepended to the default list; +or if it contains two adjacent colons, +the standard search path is inserted between the colons. +If none of these conditions are met, it overrides the +standard search path. .It Ev MANROFFSEQ Used to determine the preprocessors for the manual source before running .Xr nroff 1 |
