This patch tries to make it more clear that PGPPATH is used by mutt and
the pgptool with the original PGP program.  Added a brief explanation to
mutt.man.  Added a list of HOME and PGPPATH env vars to the pgptool.man
page.

-Kevin
# HG changeset patch
# User Kevin McCarthy <[email protected]>
# Date 1383946552 28800
#      Fri Nov 08 13:35:52 2013 -0800
# Node ID c7cabfa3371270d52c9aa47f88ff14b903cba9f1
# Parent  3306cb186f49e83edf15aac91c51f4c6131ef8fe
Clarify PGPPATH usage in manpages.

Make more clear that, when used with the original PGP program, mutt and
pgptool rely on this being set.

diff --git a/doc/mutt.man b/doc/mutt.man
--- a/doc/mutt.man
+++ b/doc/mutt.man
@@ -155,17 +155,20 @@
 mailbox is a
 .B maildir (5)
 folder.
 .IP "MAILCAPS"
 Path to search for mailcap files.
 .IP "MM_NOASK"
 If this variable is set, mailcap are always used without prompting first.
 .IP "PGPPATH"
-Directory in which the user's PGP public keyring can be found.
+Directory in which the user's PGP public keyring can be found.  When used with
+the original PGP program, mutt and
+.B pgpring (1)
+rely on this being set.
 .IP "TMPDIR"
 Directory in which temporary files are created.
 .IP "REPLYTO"
 Default Reply-To address.
 .IP "VISUAL"
 Specifies the editor to use when composing messages.
 .SH FILES
 .PP
diff --git a/doc/pgpring.man b/doc/pgpring.man
--- a/doc/pgpring.man
+++ b/doc/pgpring.man
@@ -48,11 +48,18 @@
 Dump the secret keyring.
 .TP
 .B \-S
 Dump signatures.
 .TP
 .B \-f
 Dump fingerprints.
 
+.SH ENVIRONMENT
+.PP
+.IP "HOME"
+Full path of the user's home directory.
+.IP "PGPPATH"
+Directory in which the user's PGP public keyring can be found.
+
 .SH AUTHORS
 Thomas Roessler <roessler@does\-not\-exist.org>
 

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