the PID of the running process. If \fIpidfile\fR is not specified, or
if it does not begin with \fB/\fR, then it is created in
\fB@RUNDIR@\fR.
-
+.
.TP
\fB--overwrite-pidfile\fR
By default, when \fB--pidfile\fR is specified and the specified pidfile
already exists and is locked by a running process, \fB\*(PN\fR refuses
to start. Specify \fB--overwrite-pidfile\fR to cause it to instead
overwrite the pidfile.
-
+.IP
When \fB--pidfile\fR is not specified, this option has no effect.
-
+.
.TP
\fB--detach\fR
Causes \fB\*(PN\fR to detach itself from the foreground session and
run as a background process.
-
+.
+.TP
+\fB--monitor\fR
+Creates an additional process to monitor the \fB\*(PN\fR daemon. If
+the daemon dies due to a signal that indicates a programming error
+(e.g. \fBSIGSEGV\fR, \fBSIGABRT\fR), then the monitor process starts a
+new copy of it. If the daemon die or exits for another reason, the
+monitor process exits.
+.IP
+This option is normally used with \fB--detach\fR, but it also
+functions without it.
+.
.TP
\fB--no-chdir\fR
By default, when \fB--detach\fR is specified, \fB\*(PN\fR