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 .Fl f Ar filename  .Fl f Ar filename
 .Sh DESCRIPTION  .Sh DESCRIPTION
 The  The
 .Nm man  .Nm
 utility  utility
 displays the  displays the
 .Bx  .Bx
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 combination.  combination.
 (Normally, only the first manual page found is displayed.)  (Normally, only the first manual page found is displayed.)
 .It Fl C Ar file  .It Fl C Ar file
 Use the specified  Use the specified
 .Ar file  .Ar file
 instead of the default configuration file.  instead of the default configuration file.
 This permits users to configure their own manual environment.  This permits users to configure their own manual environment.
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 lines of the requested manual pages.  lines of the requested manual pages.
 .It Fl M Ar path  .It Fl M Ar path
 Override the list of standard directories which  Override the list of standard directories which
 .Nm man  .Nm
 searches for manual pages.  searches for manual pages.
 The supplied  The supplied
 .Ar path  .Ar path
 must be a colon (``:'') separated list of directories.  must be a colon
   .Pq Ql \&:
   separated list of directories.
 This search path may also be set using the environment variable  This search path may also be set using the environment variable
 .Ev MANPATH .  .Ev MANPATH .
 The subdirectories to be searched, and their search order,  The subdirectories to be searched, and their search order,
 is specified by the ``_subdir'' line in the  is specified by the
 .Nm man  .Dq _subdir
   line in the
   .Nm
 configuration file.  configuration file.
 .It Fl m Ar path  .It Fl m Ar path
 Augment the list of standard directories which  Augment the list of standard directories which
 .Nm man  .Nm
 searches for manual pages.  searches for manual pages.
 The supplied  The supplied
 .Ar path  .Ar path
 must be a colon (``:'') separated list of directories.  must be a colon
   .Pq Ql \&:
   separated list of directories.
 These directories will be searched before the standard directories or  These directories will be searched before the standard directories or
 the directories specified using the  the directories specified using the
 .Fl M  .Fl M
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 .Ev MANPATH  .Ev MANPATH
 environment variable.  environment variable.
 The subdirectories to be searched, and their search order,  The subdirectories to be searched, and their search order,
 is specified by the ``_subdir'' line in the  is specified by the
 .Nm man  .Dq _subdir
   line in the
   .Nm
 configuration file.  configuration file.
 .It Fl s Ar section  .It Fl s Ar section
 Another way of specifying the section, for compatibility with  Another way of specifying the section, for compatibility with
 .Nm man  .Nm
 on other operating systems.  on other operating systems.
 .It Fl S Ar subsection  .It Fl S Ar subsection
 Specifies the machine-dependent subsection.  This overrides the  Specifies the machine-dependent subsection.  This overrides the
 .Ev MACHINE  .Ev MACHINE
 environment variable.  See the ``ENVIRONMENT'' section below.  environment variable.  See the
   .Sx ENVIRONMENT
   section below.
 .It Fl w  .It Fl w
 List the pathnames of the manual pages which  List the pathnames of the manual pages which
 .Nm man  .Nm
 would display for the specified  would display for the specified
 .Ar section  .Ar section
 and  and
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 The optional  The optional
 .Ar section  .Ar section
 argument restricts the directories that  argument restricts the directories that
 .Nm man  .Nm
 will search.  will search.
 The  The
 .Nm man  .Nm
 configuration file (see  configuration file (see
 .Xr man.conf 5 )  .Xr man.conf 5 )
 specifies the possible  specifies the possible
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 values that are currently available.  values that are currently available.
 If only a single argument is specified or if the first argument is  If only a single argument is specified or if the first argument is
 not a valid section,  not a valid section,
 .Nm man  .Nm
 assumes that the argument is the name of a manual page to be displayed.  assumes that the argument is the name of a manual page to be displayed.
 .Sh ENVIRONMENT  .Sh ENVIRONMENT
 .Bl -tag -width MANPATHX  .Bl -tag -width MANPATHX
 .It Ev MACHINE  .It Ev MACHINE
 As some manual pages are intended only for specific architectures,  As some manual pages are intended only for specific architectures,
 .Nm man  .Nm
 searches any subdirectories,  searches any subdirectories,
 with the same name as the current architecture,  with the same name as the current architecture,
 in every directory which it searches.  in every directory which it searches.
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 to the name of a specific architecture.  to the name of a specific architecture.
 .It Ev MANPATH  .It Ev MANPATH
 The standard search path used by  The standard search path used by
 .Nm man  .Nm
 may be overridden by specifying a path in the  may be overridden by specifying a path in the
 .Ev MANPATH  .Ev MANPATH
 environment  environment
 variable.  variable.
 The format of the path is a colon (``:'') separated list of directories.  The format of the path is a colon
   .Pq Ql \&:
   separated list of directories.
 The subdirectories to be searched as well as their search order  The subdirectories to be searched as well as their search order
 is specified by the ``_subdir'' line in the  is specified by the
 .Nm man  .Dq _subdir
   line in the
   .Nm
 configuration file.  configuration file.
 .It Ev PAGER  .It Ev PAGER
 Any value of the environment variable  Any value of the environment variable
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