Specifies \fIdir\fP as the directory containing service definition files.
The directory specified will be the only directory searched for service
definitions.
+
+If not specified, the default is \fI$HOME/dinit.d\fR or, for the
+system service manager, each of \fI/etc/dinit.d/fR, \fI/usr/local/lib/dinit.d\fR,
+and \fI/lib/dinit.d\fR (searched in that order).
.TP
\fB\-e\fR \fIfile\fP, \fB\-\-env\-file\fR \fIfile\fP
Read initial environment from \fIfile\fP. For the system init process, the
.TP
\fB\-p\fR \fIpath\fP, \fB\-\-socket\-path\fR \fIpath\fP
Specifies \fIpath\fP as the path to the control socket used to listen for
-commands from the \fBdinitctl\fR program.
+commands from the \fBdinitctl\fR program. The default for the system service
+manager is usually \fI/dev/dinitctl\fR (but can be configured at build time).
+For a user service manager the default is \fI$HOME/.dinitctl\fR.
.TP
\fB\-l\fR \fIpath\fP, \fB\-\-log\-file\fR \fIpath\fP
Species \fIpath\fP as the path to the log file, to which Dinit will log status
for a system instance or \fI$HOME/dinit.d\fR for a user instance.
Service description files are read by Dinit on an "as needed" basis. Once a
-service description has been read there is no way (yet) to alter it.
+service description has been read the configuration can be altered in limited
+ways via the \fBdinitctl\fR(8) program.
See \fBdinit-service\fR(5) for details of the format and available parameters.
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