Variable: Man-man-k-use-anchor

Man-man-k-use-anchor is a variable defined in man.el.gz.

Value

(gnu/linux gnu/kfreebsd)

Documentation

If non-nil prepend ^ to the prefix passed to "man -k" for completion.

The value should be nil if "man -k ^PREFIX" may omit some man pages whose names start with PREFIX.

Currently, the default value depends on system-type and is non-nil where the standard man programs are known to behave properly. Setting the value to nil always gives correct results but computing the list of completions may take a bit longer.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/man.el.gz
(defvar Man-man-k-use-anchor
  ;; man-db or man-1.*
  (memq system-type '(gnu gnu/linux gnu/kfreebsd))
  "If non-nil prepend ^ to the prefix passed to \"man -k\" for completion.
The value should be nil if \"man -k ^PREFIX\" may omit some man
pages whose names start with PREFIX.

Currently, the default value depends on `system-type' and is
non-nil where the standard man programs are known to behave
properly.  Setting the value to nil always gives correct results
but computing the list of completions may take a bit longer.")