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+# manpath.config
+#
+# This file is read by manpath to configure the mandatory manpath, to
+# map each path element to a manpath element and to determine where the
+# "man" binary lives.  The format is:
+#
+# MANBIN				pathname
+# MANDATORY_MANPATH			manpath_element
+# MANPATH_MAP		path_element	manpath_element
+#
+# MANBIN is optional
+#
+#MANBIN		/usr/bin/man
+#
+# every automatically generated MANPATH includes these fields
+#
+MANDATORY_MANPATH	/usr/share/man
+MANDATORY_MANPATH	/usr/local/man
+MANDATORY_MANPATH	/usr/X386/man
+#MANDATORY_MANPATH	/usr/X11R6/man
+
+#
+# set up PATH to MANPATH mapping
+#
+MANPATH_MAP	/bin			/usr/share/man
+MANPATH_MAP	/usr/bin		/usr/share/man
+MANPATH_MAP	/usr/ucb		/usr/share/man
+MANPATH_MAP	/usr/local/mh		/usr/local/mh/man
+MANPATH_MAP	/usr/local/bin		/usr/local/man
+MANPATH_MAP	/usr/X386/bin		/usr/X386/man
+#MANPATH_MAP	/usr/X11R6/bin		/usr/X11R6/man