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diff --git a/MANUAL.txt b/MANUAL.txt
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--- a/MANUAL.txt
+++ b/MANUAL.txt
@@ -397,10 +397,7 @@ mimetype-file::
 	Specifies the file to use for automatic mimetype lookup. If specified
 	then this field is used as a fallback when no "mimetype.<ext>" match is
 	found. If unspecified then no such lookup is performed. The typical file
-	to use on a Linux system is /etc/mime.types. Each line in the file holds
-	a mimetype, like image/png, followed by one or more file extensions,
-	like jpg, separated by whitespace. Empty lines and lines whose first
-	non-blank character is a hash are ignored. Default value: none. See
+	to use on a Linux system is /etc/mime.types. Default value: none. See
 	also: "mimetype.<ext>".
 
 mimetype.<ext>::