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authorwm4 <wm4@nowhere>2020-02-21 12:13:54 +0100
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manpage: fix some path description details
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@@ -427,15 +427,18 @@ additionally wrapped in the fixed-length syntax, e.g. ``%n%string_of_length_n``
Some mpv options interpret paths starting with ``~``. Currently, the prefix
``~~/`` expands to the mpv configuration directory (usually ``~/.config/mpv/``).
``~/`` expands to the user's home directory. (The trailing ``/`` is always
-required.) There are the following paths as well:
+required.) The following paths are currently recognized:
================ ===============================================================
Name Meaning
================ ===============================================================
+``~~/`` mpv config dir (for example ``~/.config/mpv/``)
+``~/`` user home directory root (similar to shell, ``$HOME``)
``~~home/`` same as ``~~/``
``~~global/`` the global config path, if available (not on win32)
``~~osxbundle/`` the OSX bundle resource path (OSX only)
``~~desktop/`` the path to the desktop (win32, OSX)
+``~~old_home`` do not use
================ ===============================================================
@@ -1096,10 +1099,6 @@ behavior of mpv.
``$HOME/.mpv`` is always added to the list of config search paths with a
lower priority.
-``XDG_CONFIG_DIRS``
- If set, XDG-style system configuration directories are used. Otherwise,
- the UNIX convention (``PREFIX/etc/mpv/``) is used.
-
``MPV_HOME``
Directory where mpv looks for user settings. Overrides ``HOME``, and mpv
will try to load the config file as ``$MPV_HOME/mpv.conf``.