3 files changed, 21 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/man1/mkrc.1 b/man/man1/mkrc.1
index 37a25b9..b241e6b 100644
--- a/man/man1/mkrc.1
+++ b/man/man1/mkrc.1
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 mkrc \- bless files into a dotfile
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B mkrc [-v] [-q] [-t \fItag\fR] \fIfiles...\fR
+.B mkrc [-v] [-q] [-t \fItag\fR] [-d \fIdir\fR] \fIfiles...\fR
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
 This program adds files to your dotfiles directory then installs it
-back into your home directory. It can install files under a tag.
+back into your home directory. It can install files under a tag or
+different source directory.
 
 It supports these options:
 
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@ decrease verbosity
 \fB-t\fR \fITAG\fR
 install dotfiles according to tag
 
+.TP
+\fB-d\fR \fIDIR\fR
+install dotfiles under the specified directory. This can be specified
+multiple times.
+
 .SH AUTHOR
 
 Written by Mike Burns.
diff --git a/man/man1/rcup.1 b/man/man1/rcup.1
index a558b20..f68cc87 100644
--- a/man/man1/rcup.1
+++ b/man/man1/rcup.1
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 rcup \- update and install dotfiles
 
 .SH SYNOPSIS
-.B rcup [-v] [-q] [-t \fItag\fR] [\fIfiles...\fR]
+.B rcup [-v] [-q] [-t \fItag\fR] [-d \fIdir\fR] [\fIfiles...\fR]
 
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 
 This is a program to update and install personal dotfiles. These
 dotfiles are managed in a separate directory. Use \fBrcup\fR to install
-files from your dotfiles directory or from host- or tag-specific
+files from your dotfiles directories or from host- or tag-specific
 directories within.
 
 See \fBDIRECTORY LAYOUT\fR for details on the directory layout.
@@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ decrease verbosity
 
 .TP
 \fB-t\fR \fITAG\fR
-install dotfiles according to tag
+install dotfiles according to TAG
+
+.TP
+\fB-d\fR \fIDIR\fR
+install dotfiles from the DIR. This can be specified multiple times.
 
 .TP
 \fIfiles...\fR
diff --git a/man/man5/rcrc.5 b/man/man5/rcrc.5
index 1032504..67dc2a3 100644
--- a/man/man5/rcrc.5
+++ b/man/man5/rcrc.5
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@ It supports these variables:
 \fBTAGS\fR
 the default tags used by \fBrcup\fR\|.
 
+.TP
+\fBDOTFILES_DIRS\fR
+the source directories for dotfiles. The first in the list is the
+canonical source. The default value is \fI~/.dotfiles\fR\|.
+
 .SH EXAMPLES
 
 \&\fBTAGS="freebsd development email git laptop gmail notmuch"\fR
+\&\fBDOTFILES_DIRS="/home/mike/.dotfiles /usr/share/dotfiles"\fR
 
 .SH AUTHOR