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@@ -1666,9 +1666,9 @@ names of source files in the dependencies as if they all existed in the
current directory. @xref{Commands/Search, ,Writing Shell Commands with
Directory Search}.
-In the @code{VPATH} variable, directory names are separated by colons.
-The order in which directories are listed is the order followed by
-@code{make} in its search.
+In the @code{VPATH} variable, directory names are separated by colons or
+blanks. The order in which directories are listed is the order followed
+by @code{make} in its search.
For example,
@@ -1714,9 +1714,9 @@ There are three forms of the @code{vpath} directive:
Specify the search path @var{directories} for file names that match
@var{pattern}.
-The search path, @var{directories}, is a colon-separated list of
-directories to be searched, just like the search path used in the
-@code{VPATH} variable.
+The search path, @var{directories}, is a list of directories to be
+searched, separated by colons or blanks, just like the search path used
+in the @code{VPATH} variable.
@item vpath @var{pattern}
Clear out the search path associated with @var{pattern}.