Listens for TCP connections from remote OpenFlow switches on
\fIport\fR (default: 975).
+.TP
+\fBpunix:\fIfile\fR
+Listens for connections from OpenFlow switches on the Unix domain
+server socket named \fIfile\fR.
+
.TP
\fBnl:\fIdp_idx\fR
The local Netlink datapath numbered \fIdp_idx\fR, as configured with
The specified TCP \fIport\fR (default: 975) on the given remote
\fIhost\fR.
+.TP
+\fBunix:\fIfile\fR
+The Unix domain server socket named \fIfile\fR.
+
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB-p\fR, \fB--private-key=\fIprivkey.pem\fR
if it does not begin with \fB/\fR, then it is created in
\fB@rundir@\fR.
+.TP
+\fB-f\fR, \fB--force\fR
+By default, when \fB-P\fR or \fB--pidfile\fR is specified and the
+specified pidfile already exists and is locked by a running process,
+\fBcontroller\fR refuses to start. Specify \fB-f\fR or \fB--force\fR
+to cause it to instead overwrite the pidfile.
+
+When \fB-P\fR or \fB--pidfile\fR is not specified, this option has no
+effect.
+
.TP
\fB-D\fR, \fB--detach\fR
Causes \fBcontroller\fR to detach itself from the foreground session and