diff --git a/src/etc/man.conf b/src/etc/man.conf
index 613634ff..2d115f70 100644
--- a/src/etc/man.conf
+++ b/src/etc/man.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#	$OpenBSD: man.conf,v 1.4 1996/10/02 00:08:52 dm Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: man.conf,v 1.5 1997/11/26 18:56:41 millert Exp $
 
 # Sheer, raging paranoia...
 _version	BSD.2
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ _whatdb		/usr/local/man/whatis.db
 _whatdb		/usr/X11R6/man/whatis.db
 
 # Subdirectories for paths ending in '/', IN SEARCH ORDER.
-_subdir		cat1 man1 cat8 man8 cat6 man6 cat2 man2 cat3 man3 cat4 man4 cat5 man5 cat7 man7 cat3f man3f cat9 man9
+_subdir		cat1 man1 cat8 man8 cat6 man6 cat2 man2 cat3 man3 cat4 man4 cat5 man5 cat7 man7 cat3f man3f cat9 man9 cat3p man3p
 
 # Files typed by suffix and their commands.
 # Note the order, .Z must come after .[1-9].Z, or it will match first.
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ _build		.0.gz		/usr/bin/gunzip -c %s
 _build		.[1-9]		/usr/bin/nroff -man %s
 _build		.[1-9].Z	/usr/bin/zcat %s | /usr/bin/nroff -man
 _build		.[1-9].gz	/usr/bin/gunzip -c %s | /usr/bin/nroff -man
+_build		.[1-9][a-z]	/usr/bin/nroff -man %s
+_build		.[1-9][a-z].Z	/usr/bin/zcat %s | /usr/bin/nroff -man
+_build		.[1-9][a-z].gz	/usr/bin/gunzip -c %s | /usr/bin/nroff -man
 _build		.tbl		/usr/bin/tbl %s | /usr/bin/nroff -man
 _build		.tbl.Z		/usr/bin/zcat %s | /usr/bin/tbl | /usr/bin/nroff -man
 _build		.tbl.gz		/usr/bin/gunzip -c %s | /usr/bin/tbl | /usr/bin/nroff -man