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1 files changed, 35 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre b/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre
index 93c8ac41d..9a40ce33f 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre
+++ b/hw/xfree86/doc/man/xorg.conf.man.pre
@@ -102,10 +102,12 @@ is the machine's hostname as reported by
.BR gethostname (__libmansuffix__).
.PP
Additional configuration files are searched for in the following
-directories:
+directories when the server is started as a normal user:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
+.IR /etc/X11/ <cmdline>
+.IR __projectroot__/etc/X11/ <cmdline>
.I /etc/X11/__xconfigdir__\-4
.I /etc/X11/__xconfigdir__
.I /etc/__xconfigdir__
@@ -118,6 +120,38 @@ directories:
.fi
.RE
.PP
+where
+.I <cmdline>
+is a relative path (with no \(lq..\(rq components) specified with the
+.B \-configdir
+command line option.
+.PP
+When the __xservername__ server is started by the \(lqroot\(rq user, the
+config directory search locations are as follows:
+.PP
+.RS 4
+.nf
+<cmdline>
+.IR /etc/X11/ <cmdline>
+.IR __projectroot__/etc/X11/ <cmdline>
+.I /etc/X11/__xconfigdir__\-4
+.I /etc/X11/__xconfigdir__
+.I /etc/__xconfigdir__
+.IR __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigdir__. <hostname>
+.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigdir__\-4
+.I __projectroot__/etc/X11/__xconfigdir__
+.IR __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigdir__. <hostname>
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigdir__\-4
+.I __projectroot__/lib/X11/__xconfigdir__
+.fi
+.RE
+.PP
+where
+.I <cmdline>
+is the path specified with the
+.B \-configdir
+command line option (which may be absolute or relative).
+.PP
The
.I __xconfigfile__
and