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Re: correct way to append to search directories for man



On Sat, 10 Aug 2024, Will Senn wrote:

I also tried adding a section in /etc/man.conf where all those other directories come from:
# Other sections that represent complete man subdirectories.
X11R7           /usr/X11R7/man/
packages        /usr/pkg/man/
local           /usr/local/man/
# mine
share            /usr/local/share/man/


Add it to `_default':

```
$ diff -u /etc/man.conf{.orig,}
--- /etc/man.conf.orig  2024-01-29 23:14:46.000000000 +0000
+++ /etc/man.conf       2024-08-11 08:03:26.043097894 +0000
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 # directory with all of the subdirectories listed for the keyword _subdir.

 # default
-_default       /usr/{share,X11R7,pkg,local}/man/
+_default       /usr/{share,X11R7,pkg,local}/man/ /opt/lynx/share/man/

 # Other sections that represent complete man subdirectories.
 X11R7          /usr/X11R7/man/
$
```

-RVP


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