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.\" $FreeBSD$
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.Dd March 11, 2017
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.Dt MANPATH 1
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm manpath
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.Nd display search path for manual pages
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.Nm
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.Op Fl Ldq
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Nm
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utility determines the user's manual search path from
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the user's
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.Ev PATH ,
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and local configuration files.
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This result is echoed to the standard output.
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.Bl -tag -width ".Fl d"
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.It Fl L
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Output manual locales list instead of the manual path.
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.It Fl d
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Print extra debugging information.
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.It Fl q
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Suppresses warning messages.
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.El
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.Sh IMPLEMENTATION NOTES
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The
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.Nm
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utility constructs the manual path from two sources:
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.Bl -enum -compact
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.It
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From each component of the user's
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.Ev PATH
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for the first of:
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.Bl -dash -compact
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.It
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.Pa pathname/man
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.It
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.Pa pathname/MAN
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.It
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If pathname ends with /bin:
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.Pa pathname/../share/man
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and
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.Pa pathname/../man
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.El
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.It
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The configuration files listed in the
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.Sx FILES
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section for
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.Va MANPATH
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entries.
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.El
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The information from these locations is then concatenated together.
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.Pp
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If the
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.Fl L
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flag is set, the
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.Nm
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utility will search the configuration files listed in the
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.Sx FILES
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section for
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.Va MANLOCALE
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entries.
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.Sh ENVIRONMENT
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The following environment variables affect the execution of
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.Nm :
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.Bl -tag -width ".Ev MANLOCALES"
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.It Ev MANLOCALES
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If set with the
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.Fl L
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flag, causes the utility to display a warning and the value, overriding any
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other configuration found on the system.
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.It Ev MANPATH
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If set, causes the utility to display a warning and the value, overriding
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any other configuration found on the system.
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.It Ev PATH
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Influences the manual path as described in the
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.Sx IMPLEMENTATION NOTES .
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.El
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width indent -compact
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.It Pa /etc/man.conf
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System configuration file.
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.It Pa /usr/local/etc/man.d/*.conf
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Local configuration files.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr apropos 1 ,
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.Xr man 1 ,
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.Xr whatis 1 ,
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.Xr man.conf 5
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