Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 21:37:48 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Glenn Johnson <gljohnsn@iamerica.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: xman path Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970212213709.300O-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <33013D74.41C67EA6@iamerica.net>
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On Tue, 11 Feb 1997, Glenn Johnson wrote: > I specified my MANPATH environment variable in my ".profile" file (using > BASH) to include the X11R6/man entries. If I launch xman from an xterm, > all is well; but if I set up an xman launch as a button or menu item in > my window manager, I do not get my x program manual entries. Also, if I > start xman from ".xinitrc" or ".xsession", I do not get the x program > manual entries. How can I get the MANPATH environment variable to be > read properly? Thanks in advance. It has to do with the environment used when X is started. I've never been very sure about this. You might try moving manpath into .login or .xsession. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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