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Subject: Re: 3.0-970124-SNAP: man page search order
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>   static char *std_sections[] = 
>     {
>        "1", "n", "l", "6", "8", "2", "3", "4", "5", "7", "9", "p", "o", NULL
>     };
> 
> (It can be overridden by a MANSEC variable, btw.)
> 
> Now comes the difficult part: what's the best order?
> 
>   static char *std_sections[] = 
>     {
>        "1", "8", "2", "3", "n", "4", "5", "6", "7", "9", "l", NULL
>     };

This works for me.  But, it leans toward programmer/admin types, which
some may disagree with.  My gut feeling is 'commit that puppy'. :)


Nate