diff -up mariadb-5.5.31/man/mysql_config.1.man-pages mariadb-5.5.31/man/mysql_config.1
--- mariadb-5.5.31/man/mysql_config.1.man-pages	2013-05-22 00:09:48.000000000 +0200
+++ mariadb-5.5.31/man/mysql_config.1	2013-06-04 15:01:30.572978963 +0200
@@ -167,6 +167,22 @@ The default Unix socket file, defined wh
 .sp -1
 .IP \(bu 2.3
 .\}
+.\" mysql_config: variable option
+.\" variable option: mysql_config
+\fB\-\-variable=VAR\fR
+.sp
+Path to MySQL include, library and plugin directories\&. \fBVAR\fR is one of
+`pkgincludedir`, `pkglibdir` and `plugindir`, respectively\&.
+.RE
+.sp
+.RS 4
+.ie n \{\
+\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
+.\}
+.el \{\
+.sp -1
+.IP \(bu 2.3
+.\}
 .\" mysql_config: version option
 .\" version option: mysql_config
 \fB\-\-version\fR