freebsd-dev/gnu/usr.bin/man/manpath/manpath.man

.\" Man page for manpath
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, John W. Eaton.
.\"
.\" You may distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public
.\" License as specified in the README file that comes with the man 1.0
.\" distribution.
.\"
.\" John W. Eaton
.\" jwe@che.utexas.edu
.\" Department of Chemical Engineering
.\" The University of Texas at Austin
.\" Austin, Texas  78712
.\"
.\" $FreeBSD$
.Dd Aug 16, 1999
.Dt MANPATH 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm manpath
.Nd determine user's search path for man pages
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl dLq
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm Manpath
tries to determine the user's manpath from a set of system
defaults and the user's
.Ev PATH ,
echoing the result to the standard output.
Warnings and errors are written to the standard error.
If a directory in the user's path is not listed in the
.Pa %manpath_config_file%
file,
.Nm
looks for the subdirectories
.Pa man
or
.Pa MAN .
If they exist, they are added to the search path.
.Pp
.Nm Manpath
is used by
.Xr man 1
to determine the search path, so users normally don't need to set the
.Ev MANPATH
environment variable directly.
.Pp
The options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Fl d
Output additional debug information.
.It Fl L
Output man locales list (if exist).
.It Fl q
Operate quietly.
Only echo the final result.
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
.Bl -tag -width MANLOCALES -compact
.It Ev MANPATH
If
.Ev MANPATH
is set,
.Nm
echoes its value on the standard output and issues a warning on the
standard error.
.It Ev MANLOCALES
If
.Ev MANLOCALES
is set and
.Fl L
option is set,
.Nm
echoes its value on the standard output and issues a warning on the
standard error.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width %manpath_config_file% -compact
.It Pa %manpath_config_file%
System configuration file.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr apropos 1 ,
.Xr whatis 1 ,
.Xr man 1
.Sh BUGS
None known.
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`.\" Man page for manpath`
			`.\"`
			`.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, John W. Eaton.`
			`.\"`
			`.\" You may distribute under the terms of the GNU General Public`
			`.\" License as specified in the README file that comes with the man 1.0`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`.\" distribution.`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`.\"`
			`.\" John W. Eaton`
			`.\" jwe@che.utexas.edu`
			`.\" Department of Chemical Engineering`
			`.\" The University of Texas at Austin`
			`.\" Austin, Texas 78712`
			`.\"`
$Id$ -> $FreeBSD$ 1999-08-27 23:37:10 +00:00			`.\" $FreeBSD$`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`.Dd Aug 16, 1999`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.Dt MANPATH 1`
			`.Os`
			`.Sh NAME`
			`.Nm manpath`
			`.Nd determine user's search path for man pages`
			`.Sh SYNOPSIS`
			`.Nm`
Add -L: print MANLOCALES variable for man locales list 1999-11-23 03:06:18 +00:00			`.Op Fl dLq`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.Sh DESCRIPTION`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`.Nm Manpath`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`tries to determine the user's manpath from a set of system`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`defaults and the user's`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.Ev PATH ,`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`echoing the result to the standard output.`
			`Warnings and errors are written to the standard error.`
			`If a directory in the user's path is not listed in the`
			`.Pa %manpath_config_file%`
			`file,`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.Nm`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`looks for the subdirectories`
			`.Pa man`
			`or`
			`.Pa MAN .`
			`If they exist, they are added to the search path.`
			`.Pp`
			`.Nm Manpath`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`is used by`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`.Xr man 1`
			`to determine the search path, so users normally don't need to set the`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.Ev MANPATH`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`environment variable directly.`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.Pp`
			`The options are as follows:`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`.Bl -tag -width Fl`
Add -L: print MANLOCALES variable for man locales list 1999-11-23 03:06:18 +00:00			`.It Fl d`
			`Output additional debug information.`
			`.It Fl L`
			`Output man locales list (if exist).`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.It Fl q`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`Operate quietly.`
Add -L: print MANLOCALES variable for man locales list 1999-11-23 03:06:18 +00:00			`Only echo the final result.`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.El`
			`.Sh ENVIRONMENT`
Add -L: print MANLOCALES variable for man locales list 1999-11-23 03:06:18 +00:00			`.Bl -tag -width MANLOCALES -compact`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.It Ev MANPATH`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`If`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.Ev MANPATH`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`is set,`
- Add an OPTIONAL_MANPATH directive (same as MANDATORY_MANPATH, except an absence of the directory is not considered an error and doesn't produce a warning). Put /usr/local/lib/perl5/*/man under OPTIONAL_MANPATH. - An order of directives in manpath.config is now irrelevant. - Get rid of infinite loop when PATH is unset or NULL, and MANDATORY_MANPATH directory doesn't exist. - mdoc(9)ify manpage. Reviewed by: des, markm, sheldonh 1999-08-16 11:34:57 +00:00			`.Nm`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`echoes its value on the standard output and issues a warning on the`
			`standard error.`
Add -L: print MANLOCALES variable for man locales list 1999-11-23 03:06:18 +00:00			`.It Ev MANLOCALES`
			`If`
			`.Ev MANLOCALES`
			`is set and`
			`.Fl L`
			`option is set,`
			`.Nm`
			`echoes its value on the standard output and issues a warning on the`
			`standard error.`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.El`
			`.Sh FILES`
			`.Bl -tag -width %manpath_config_file% -compact`
			`.It Pa %manpath_config_file%`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`System configuration file.`
Convert to mdoc format. Submitted by: Sandro Sigala <sandro@cat.local.net> as part of PR# 2134 1996-12-09 07:57:54 +00:00			`.El`
			`.Sh SEE ALSO`
			`.Xr apropos 1 ,`
			`.Xr whatis 1 ,`
			`.Xr man 1`
			`.Sh BUGS`
Newer new man page reader. 1993-07-07 23:07:02 +00:00			`None known.`