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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man/portage.5 b/man/portage.5
index d659871c5..3b2886491 100644
--- a/man/portage.5
+++ b/man/portage.5
@@ -699,7 +699,10 @@ masters = gentoo kde
.TP
.BR /etc/portage/env/
.RS
-In this directory additional package-specific bashrc files can be created.
+In this directory additional package\-specific bashrc files can be created.
+Note that if package\-specific environment variable settings are all that's
+needed, then \fB/etc/portage/package.env\fR should be used instead of the
+bashrc approach that is described here.
Portage will source all of them after \fB/etc/portage/bashrc\fR in the following
order:
.nr step 1 1