New comment by balejk on void-packages repository https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/pull/36832#issuecomment-1107635075 Comment: Actually, it's the colon which makes it work as desired: > If MANPATH begins with a colon, it is appended to the standard path; if it ends with a colon, it is prepended to the standard path; or if it contains two adjacent colons, the standard path is inserted between the colons.