--- a/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf.in
+++ b/src/sampleconf/recoll.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
# (C) 2004 J.F.Dockes. License: GPL
#
# Recoll default configuration file. This typically lives in
-# @prefix@/share/recoll/examples and provides default values. You can
+# $prefix/share/recoll/examples and provides default values. You can
# override selected parameters by adding assigments to
# ~/.recoll/recoll.conf (or $RECOLL_CONFDIR/recoll.conf)
#
@@ -199,12 +199,13 @@
idxflushmb = 10
# Place to search for executable filters. If RECOLL_FILTERSDIR is set in
-# the environment, we use it instead
-filtersdir = @prefix@/share/recoll/filters
+# the environment, we use it instead. Defaults to $prefix/share/recoll/filters
+# filtersdir = /path/to/my/filters
# Place to search for icons. The only reason to change this would be if you
-# want to change the icons displayed in the result list
-iconsdir = @prefix@/share/recoll/images
+# want to change the icons displayed in the result list.
+# Defaults to $prefix/share/recoll/images
+# iconsdir = /path/to/my/icons
# Should we use the system's 'file -i' command as a final step in file type
# identification ? This may be useful, but will usually cause the