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diff --git a/fetchmail.man b/fetchmail.man index 6cbb0be0..3f6ae0e0 100644 --- a/fetchmail.man +++ b/fetchmail.man @@ -2421,14 +2421,16 @@ session ID (this elaborate logic is designed to handle the case of multiple names per userid gracefully). If the environment variable FETCHMAILHOME is set to a valid and -existing directory name, the .fetchmailrc and .fetchids and -\&.fetchmail.pid files are put there instead of in the invoking user's -home directory (and lose the leading dots on their names). The -\&.netrc file is looked for in the the invoking user's home directory -regardless of FETCHMAILHOME's setting. - -If the HOME_ETC variable is set, file $HOME_ETC/.fetchmailrc is used -instead of ~/.fetchmailrc. +existing directory name, fetchmail will read $FETCHMAILHOME/fetchmailrc +(the dot is missing in this case), $FETCHMAILHOME/.fetchids and +$FETCHMAILHOME/.fetchmail.pid rather than from the user's home +directory. The .netrc file is always looked for in the the invoking +user's home directory regardless of FETCHMAILHOME's setting. + +If the HOME_ETC variable is set, fetchmail will read +$HOME_ETC/.fetchmailrc instead of ~/.fetchmailrc. + +If HOME_ETC and FETCHMAILHOME are set, HOME_ETC will be ignored. .SH SIGNALS If a |