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+# Default configuration for man-card
+MANCARD_DEFAULT_FORMAT=pdf
+MANCARD_DEFAULT_DPI=150
+MANCARD_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE=default
+MANCARD_PAGE_SIZE=a4