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diff --git a/doc/sane-net.man b/doc/sane-net.man index 5cf0481..0f62684 100644 --- a/doc/sane-net.man +++ b/doc/sane-net.man @@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ isn't one of the options listed below will be treated as an host name. .TP .B connect_timeout = nsecs Timeout (in seconds) for the initial connection to the -.I saned +.BR saned (8) server. This will prevent the backend from blocking for several minutes trying to connect to an unresponsive -.I saned +.BR saned (8) host (network outage, host down, ...). The environment variable .B SANE_NET_TIMEOUT can also be used to specify the timeout at runtime. @@ -123,13 +123,19 @@ contain the configuration file. Under UNIX, the directories are separated by a colon (`:'), under OS/2, they are separated by a semi-colon (`;'). If this variable is not set, the configuration file is searched in two default directories: first, the current working -directory (".") and then in @CONFIGDIR@. If the value of the +directory (".") and then in +.IR @CONFIGDIR@ . +If the value of the environment variable ends with the directory separator character, then the default directories are searched after the explicitly specified directories. For example, setting .B SANE_CONFIG_DIR -to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories "tmp/config", ".", and -"@CONFIGDIR@" being searched (in this order). +to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories +.IR "tmp/config" , +.IR "." , +and +.I "@CONFIGDIR@" +being searched (in this order). .TP .B SANE_NET_HOSTS A colon-separated list of host names or IP addresses to be contacted by this @@ -137,7 +143,7 @@ backend. .TP .B SANE_NET_TIMEOUT Number of seconds to wait for a response from the -.I saned +.BR saned (8) server for the initial connection request. .TP .B SANE_DEBUG_NET @@ -146,9 +152,15 @@ environment variable controls the debug level for this backend. E.g., a value of 128 requests all debug output to be printed. Smaller levels reduce verbosity. .SH BUGS -If saned has timed out, the net backend may loop with authorization requests. +If +.BR saned (8) +has timed out, the net backend may loop with authorization requests. + .SH "SEE ALSO" -sane(7), saned(8), sane\-dll(5), scanimage(1) +.BR sane (7), +.BR saned (8), +.BR sane\-dll (5), +.BR scanimage (1) .I http://www.penguin-breeder.org/?page=sane\-net .SH AUTHOR |