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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/portage.5 b/man/portage.5
index c6fc61437..d95d28d83 100644
--- a/man/portage.5
+++ b/man/portage.5
@@ -371,13 +371,14 @@ virtual/aspell\-dict app\-dicts/aspell\-en
.BR /etc/portage/
Any file in this directory that begins with "package." can be more than just a
flat file. If it is a directory, then all the files in that directory will be
-summed together as if it were a single file.
+sorted in ascending alphabetical order by file name and summed together as if
+it were a single file.
.I Example:
.nf
-/etc/portage/package.keywords/kde
/etc/portage/package.keywords/common
/etc/portage/package.keywords/e17
+/etc/portage/package.keywords/kde
.fi
.RS
.TP