On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 02:51:35PM +0800, Zhao You Bing wrote: > I downloaded j2sdk from SUN and extracted it to /usr/local > and I found the /usr/local/j2sdk/man is in the list of command "manpath" > > But I haven't set manpath manully and it's not listed in /etc/manpath.config
If you haven't set $MANPATH manually, then man and friends guess it based on the value of $PATH. From get_manpath() in the source (and read /etc/manpath.config for man_db.config here): /* * For each directory in the user's path, see if it is one of the * directories listed in the man_db.config file. If so, and it is * not already in the manpath, add it. If the directory is not listed * in the man_db.config file, see if there is a subdirectory `../man' or * `man'. If so, and it is not already in the manpath, add it. * Example: user has $HOME/bin in his path and the directory * $HOME/man exists -- the directory $HOME/man will be added * to the manpath. */ > I'm wondering how manpath works, who can give me a hint or tell me in > which package I can found the source code of "manpath" so I can check it > myself? man-db. (I'm the maintainer.) Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
