Setting MANPATH

rcmonroig · 09-23-2009, 06:19 PM

Hello,

Can anyone tell me where and how I can set my $MANPATH variable in fedora 10? Thanks, I appreciate it.

RonM

rcmonroig · 09-23-2009, 06:34 PM

When I type echo $MANPATH as regular user or root I only get the next prompt I don't see a setting display for MANPATH variable. Yet when I go in and view man.cfg I can see several paths set and the lines are uncommented. Am I missing something. Is there a an envirinment or set command I can use at the command line that can display and / or set the MANPATH?

AnanthaP · 09-23-2009, 06:43 PM

MANPATH="yourpath"; export MANPATH

slakmagik · 09-23-2009, 10:40 PM

Well, he's wondering more why it isn't set than how to set it, I think. You don't say what distro you're using, but I think you're using one of those distros that doesn't really use MANPATH anymore, but reads man.config. IOW, can you access the man pages which are specified in your config file? Then you're okay. I think 'man manpath' (assuming it does work

) may help on your system.

slakmagik · 09-23-2009, 10:43 PM

Oh, here you say what distro you're using and that you do want to set your manpath. Then AnanthaP did answer your question on the other thread. This is essentially a dupe of your other thread. You'd make it easier for people to help you if you put all relevant information into a single thread.