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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH texconfig 1 "May 2009" "TeX Live" "TeX Live"
+.TH texconfig 1 "August 2011" "TeX Live" "TeX Live"
.SH NAME
texconfig \- configures teTeX or TeX Live
.LP
@@ -14,7 +14,15 @@ texconfig-sys \- configures teTeX or TeX Live system\-wide
.I texconfig
allows one to configure and maintain TeX
in an easy and convenient manner, offering a series of dialog boxes to
-the user. After choosing settings or options, the appropriate files
+the user.
+.PP
+The
+.I tlmgr
+program has subsumed this function for TeX Live. This program
+is still supported, but the tlmgr interface is much more actively
+developed and tested.
+.PP
+After choosing settings or options, the appropriate files
are changed automatically and the new settings are applied for the
user. If needed, copies of files in
.I TEXMFDIST
@@ -35,7 +43,7 @@ For making system-wide changes, which will apply to all users of TeX
(for example, default paper size and so on), run
.I texconfig-sys
instead. Changed or generated files will be placed in
-.I TEXMFSYSCONFIG.
+.IR TEXMFSYSCONFIG .
(You may need to be root to do this.)
.PP
.I texconfig
@@ -119,7 +127,7 @@ Display the list of Frequently Asked Questions about
.B teTeX
(and their answers).
.TP
-.B font vardir DIR, font ro, font ro
+.B font vardir DIR, font ro, font rw
.TP
.B formats
This command allows to edit
@@ -197,10 +205,11 @@ if both are unset.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR whiptail (1),
.IR dialog (1),
+.IR tlmgr (1),
.IR tex (1),
.IR mf (1),
.IR vi (1),
.IR EDITOR
environment variable.
.SH AUTHOR
-Thomas Esser <te@dbs.uni-hannover.de>
+Thomas Esser