- <opt>stderr</opt>, <opt>syslog</opt> or <opt>auto</opt>. The
- latter is equivalent to <opt>sylog</opt> in case
- <opt>daemonize</opt> is enabled, otherwise to
- <opt>stderr</opt>. Defaults to <opt>auto</opt>. The
- <opt>--log-target</opt> command line option takes
- precedence.</p>
+ <opt>stderr</opt>, <opt>syslog</opt>, <opt>auto</opt>,
+ <opt>file:PATH</opt> or <opt>newfile:PATH</opt>. <opt>auto</opt> is
+ equivalent to <opt>sylog</opt> in case <opt>daemonize</opt> is enabled,
+ otherwise to <opt>stderr</opt>. If set to <opt>file:PATH</opt>, logging
+ is directed to the file indicated by PATH. <opt>newfile:PATH</opt> is
+ otherwise the same as <opt>file:PATH</opt>, but existing files are never
+ overwritten. If the specified file already exists, a suffix is added to
+ the file name to avoid overwriting. Defaults to <opt>auto</opt>. The
+ <opt>--log-target</opt> command line option takes precedence.</p>