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@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
        <arg>-a <replaceable>accountlist</replaceable></arg>
        <arg>-c <replaceable>configfile</replaceable></arg>
        <arg>-d <replaceable>debugtype[,...]</replaceable></arg>
+        <arg>-f <replaceable>foldername[,...]</replaceable></arg>
+        <arg>-k <replaceable>[section:]option=value</replaceable></arg>
        <arg>-l <replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
        <arg>-o</arg>
        <arg>-u <replaceable>interface</replaceable></arg>
@@ -204,11 +206,13 @@ remoteuser = jgoerzen
              and corporate networks do, and most operating systems
              have an IMAP
              implementation readily available.
+              A special <property>Gmail</property> mailbox type is
+              available to interface with Gmail's IMAP front-end.
            </para>
          </listitem>
          <listitem>
            <para>
-             You must have Python version 2.2.1 or above installed.
+             You must have Python version 2.4 or above installed.
              If you are
              running on Debian GNU/Linux, this requirement will automatically be
              taken care of for you.  If you do not have Python already, check with
@@ -230,6 +234,7 @@ remoteuser = jgoerzen
              IMAP server and point both &OfflineIMAP; and your mail
              reader at it.
            </para>
+         </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
       </refsect2>
 
@@ -372,6 +377,26 @@ cd offlineimap-x.y.z</ProgramListing>
              will debug the threading model.
            </para></listitem>
          </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry><term>-f <replaceable>foldername</replaceable>[,<replaceable>foldername</replaceable>]</term>
+          <listitem><para> Only sync the specified folders.  The
+              <replaceable>foldername</replaceable>s are the
+              untranslated foldernames.  This command-line option
+              overrides any <property>folderfilter</property>
+              and <property>folderincludes</property> options in the
+              configuration file.
+          </para></listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
+        <varlistentry><term>-k [<replaceable>section</replaceable>:]<replaceable>option</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable>
+          </term>
+          <listitem><para> Override configuration file option.  If
+              "section" is omitted, it defaults
+              to <property>general</property>.  Any underscores "_" in
+              the section name are replaced with spaces: for instance,
+              to override option <property>autorefresh</property> in
+              the "[Account Personal]" section in the config file one
+              would use "-k Account_Personal:autorefresh=30".
+          </para></listitem>
+        </varlistentry>
          <varlistentry><term>-l
          <replaceable>filename</replaceable></term>
            <listitem><para>
@@ -388,6 +413,11 @@ cd offlineimap-x.y.z</ProgramListing>
              file.</para>
            </listitem>
          </varlistentry>
+         <varlistentry><term>-q</term>
+           <listitem><para>Run only quick synchronizations.   Ignore any flag
+              updates on IMAP servers.</para>
+           </listitem>
+         </varlistentry>
          <varlistentry><term>-h</term> <term>--help</term>
            <listitem><para>Show summary of options.</para></listitem>
          </varlistentry>
@@ -566,6 +596,15 @@ cd offlineimap-x.y.z</ProgramListing>
        </para>
       </refsect2>
 
+      <refsect2>
+        <title>Machine.MachineUI</title>
+        <para>
+           Machine.MachineUI generates output in a machine-parsable format.
+           It is designed for other programs that will interface
+           to OfflineIMAP.
+        </para>
+      </refsect2>
+
     </refsect1>
 
     <refsect1>
@@ -662,7 +701,7 @@ holdconnectionopen = no</programlisting>
          is based on one supplied by Tommi Virtanen for this feature.
        </para>
        <para>
-         In <filename>~/.offlineimap.rc</filename>, he adds these options:
+         In <filename>~/.offlineimaprc</filename>, he adds these options:
        </para>
        <programlisting>[general]
 pythonfile=~/.offlineimap.py
@@ -699,6 +738,24 @@ def test_mycmp():
        </para>
       </refsect2>
     </refsect1>
+
+    <refsect1>
+            <title>Signals</title>
+            <para>
+                    OfflineIMAP writes its current PID into
+                    <filename>~/.offlineimap/pid</filename> when it is
+                    running.  It is not guaranteed that this file will
+                    not exist when OfflineIMAP is not running.
+            </para>
+            <!-- not done yet 
+            <para>
+                    You can send SIGINT to OfflineIMAP using this file to
+                    kill it.  SIGUSR1 will force an immediate resync of
+                    all accounts.  This will be ignored for all accounts
+                    for which a resync is already in progress.
+            </para>
+            -->
+    </refsect1>
       
     <refsect1>
       <title>Errors</title>
@@ -734,11 +791,11 @@ def test_mycmp():
        </para>
 
        <programlisting>rm -r ~/Folders/INBOX
-rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Account-<replaceable>AccountName</>
-rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Repository-<replaceable>RepositoryName</></programlisting>
+rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Account-<replaceable>AccountName</>/LocalStatus/INBOX
+rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Repository-<replaceable>RemoteRepositoryName</>/FolderValidity/INBOX</programlisting>
 
        <para>
-         (Of course, replace AccountName and RepositoryName 
+         (Of course, replace AccountName and RemoteRepositoryName 
          with the names as specified
          in <filename>~/.offlineimaprc</filename>).
        </para>
@@ -804,8 +861,8 @@ rm -r ~/.offlineimap/Repository-<replaceable>RepositoryName</></programlisting>
        <para>&OfflineIMAP; is not designed to have several instances (for instance, a cron job and an interactive invocation) run over the same
          mailbox simultaneously.  It will perform a check on startup and
          abort if another &OfflineIMAP; is already running.  If you need
-         to schedule synchronizations, please use the
-         <property>autorefresh</property> settings rather than cron.
+         to schedule synchronizations, you'll probably find
+         <property>autorefresh</property> settings more convenient than cron.
          Alternatively, you can set a separate <property>metadata</property>
          directory for each instance.
        </para>