diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS

index 5e01a3c..88c7073 100644

--- a/NEWS

+++ b/NEWS

@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ distributed with Wget.

 ** Compiles on pre-ANSI compilers.

-** Global wgetrc now goes to /usr/local/etc (i.e. $sysconfdir).

+** Global wgetrc now goes to /etc (i.e. $sysconfdir).

 ** Lots of bugfixes.

@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ Emacs, standalone info, or converted to HTML, dvi or postscript.

 ** Fixed a long-standing bug, so that Wget now works over SLIP

 connections.

-** You can have a system-wide wgetrc (/usr/local/lib/wgetrc by

+** You can have a system-wide wgetrc (/etc/wgetrc by

 default). Settings in $HOME/.wgetrc override the global ones, of

 course :-)

diff --git a/README b/README

index 61cb2aa..6c9b2fa 100644

--- a/README

+++ b/README

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ for socks.

 Most of the features are configurable, either through command-line

 options, or via initialization file .wgetrc.  Wget allows you to

-install a global startup file (/usr/local/etc/wgetrc by default) for

+install a global startup file (/etc/wgetrc by default) for

 site settings.

 Wget works under almost all Unix variants in use today and, unlike

diff --git a/doc/sample.wgetrc b/doc/sample.wgetrc

index c0d0779..9a73ada 100644

--- a/doc/sample.wgetrc

+++ b/doc/sample.wgetrc

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@

 ## Or online here:

 ##   https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Startup-File

 ##

-## Wget initialization file can reside in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc

+## Wget initialization file can reside in /etc/wgetrc

 ## (global, for all users) or $HOME/.wgetrc (for a single user).

 ##

 ## To use the settings in this file, you will have to uncomment them,

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

 ##

-## Global settings (useful for setting up in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc).

+## Global settings (useful for setting up in /etc/wgetrc).

 ## Think well before you change them, since they may reduce wget's

 ## functionality, and make it behave contrary to the documentation:

 ##

diff --git a/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion b/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion

index 3c7f2f4..521ef16 100644

--- a/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion

+++ b/doc/sample.wgetrc.munged_for_texi_inclusion

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@

 ## Or online here:

 ##   https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Startup-File

 ##

-## Wget initialization file can reside in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc

+## Wget initialization file can reside in /etc/wgetrc

 ## (global, for all users) or $HOME/.wgetrc (for a single user).

 ##

 ## To use the settings in this file, you will have to uncomment them,

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@

 ##

-## Global settings (useful for setting up in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc).

+## Global settings (useful for setting up in /etc/wgetrc).

 ## Think well before you change them, since they may reduce wget's

 ## functionality, and make it behave contrary to the documentation:

 ##

diff --git a/doc/wget.info b/doc/wget.info

index 985b614..3e9b771 100644

--- a/doc/wget.info

+++ b/doc/wget.info

@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ retrieval through HTTP proxies.

    • Most of the features are fully configurable, either through command

      line options, or via the initialization file ‘.wgetrc’ (*note

      Startup File::).  Wget allows you to define “global” startup files

-     (‘/usr/local/etc/wgetrc’ by default) for site settings.  You can

+     (‘/etc/wgetrc’ by default) for site settings.  You can

      also specify the location of a startup file with the –config

      option.  To disable the reading of config files, use –no-config.

      If both –config and –no-config are given, –no-config is ignored.

@@ -2814,8 +2814,8 @@ File: wget.info,  Node: Wgetrc Location,  Next: Wgetrc Syntax,  Prev: Startup Fi

 ===================

 When initializing, Wget will look for a “global” startup file,

-‘/usr/local/etc/wgetrc’ by default (or some prefix other than

-‘/usr/local’, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands from

+‘/etc/wgetrc’ by default (or some prefix other than

+‘/etc’, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands from

 there, if it exists.

    Then it will look for the user’s file.  If the environmental variable

@@ -2826,7 +2826,7 @@ further attempts will be made.

    The fact that user’s settings are loaded after the system-wide ones

 means that in case of collision user’s wgetrc _overrides_ the

-system-wide wgetrc (in ‘/usr/local/etc/wgetrc’ by default).  Fascist

+system-wide wgetrc (in ‘/etc/wgetrc’ by default).  Fascist

 admins, away!

 ?

@@ -3369,7 +3369,7 @@ its line.

      ## Or online here:

      ##   https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html#Startup-File

      ##

-     ## Wget initialization file can reside in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc

+     ## Wget initialization file can reside in /etc/wgetrc

      ## (global, for all users) or $HOME/.wgetrc (for a single user).

      ##

      ## To use the settings in this file, you will have to uncomment them,

@@ -3381,7 +3381,7 @@ its line.

      ##

-     ## Global settings (useful for setting up in /usr/local/etc/wgetrc).

+     ## Global settings (useful for setting up in /etc/wgetrc).

      ## Think well before you change them, since they may reduce wget's

      ## functionality, and make it behave contrary to the documentation:

      ##

diff --git a/doc/wget.texi b/doc/wget.texi

index 31aef52..cffdced 100644

--- a/doc/wget.texi

+++ b/doc/wget.texi

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ gauge can be customized to your preferences.

 Most of the features are fully configurable, either through command line

 options, or via the initialization file @file{.wgetrc} (@pxref{Startup

 File}).  Wget allows you to define @dfn{global} startup files

-(@file{/usr/local/etc/wgetrc} by default) for site settings. You can also

+(@file{/etc/wgetrc} by default) for site settings. You can also

 specify the location of a startup file with the --config option.

 To disable the reading of config files, use --no-config.

 If both --config and --no-config are given, --no-config is ignored.

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ If both --config and --no-config are given, --no-config is ignored.

 @ignore

 @c man begin FILES

 @table @samp

-@item /usr/local/etc/wgetrc

+@item /etc/wgetrc

 Default location of the @dfn{global} startup file.

 @item .wgetrc

@@ -3143,8 +3143,8 @@ commands.

 @cindex location of wgetrc

 When initializing, Wget will look for a @dfn{global} startup file,

-@file{/usr/local/etc/wgetrc} by default (or some prefix other than

-@file{/usr/local}, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands

+@file{/etc/wgetrc} by default (or some prefix other than

+@file{/etc}, if Wget was not installed there) and read commands

 from there, if it exists.

 Then it will look for the user's file.  If the environmental variable

@@ -3155,7 +3155,7 @@ If @code{WGETRC} is not set, Wget will try to load @file{$HOME/.wgetrc}.

 The fact that user's settings are loaded after the system-wide ones

 means that in case of collision user's wgetrc @emph{overrides} the

-system-wide wgetrc (in @file{/usr/local/etc/wgetrc} by default).

+system-wide wgetrc (in @file{/etc/wgetrc} by default).

 Fascist admins, away!

 @node Wgetrc Syntax, Wgetrc Commands, Wgetrc Location, Startup File