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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/man/make.conf.5 b/man/make.conf.5
index 0e7ebf888..6c4d81f31 100644
--- a/man/make.conf.5
+++ b/man/make.conf.5
@@ -37,13 +37,20 @@ set this to '~ppc'. This is an incremental variable. Only define a
Defaults to the value of $ARCH.
.TP
\fBACCEPT_LICENSE\fR = \fI[space delimited list of licenses or groups]\fR
-This variable is used to mask packages based on licensing restrictions.
+This variable is used to mask packages based on licensing restrictions. It
+make contain both license and group names, where group names are prefixed
+with the '@' symbol. License groups are defined in the \fIlicense_groups\fR
+file (see \fBportage\fR(5)). In addition to license and group names, the
+\fI*\fR and \fI-*\fR wildcard tokens are also supported. Refer to GLEP 23
+for further information:
+\fIhttp://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/glep/glep-0023.html\fR.
.br
Defaults to the value of * -@EULA.
.TP
\fBACCEPT_PROPERTIES\fR = \fI[space delimited list of properties]\fR
This variable is used to mask packages based on PROPERTIES restrictions.
-This varable can be temporarily overridden using the the
+In addition to property names, the \fI*\fR and \fI-*\fR wildcard tokens are
+also supported. This varable can be temporarily overridden using the
\fB\-\-accept\-properties\fR option of \fBemerge\fR(1).
See \fBebuild\fR(5) for more information about PROPERTIES.
.br