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diff --git a/src/collectd.pod b/src/collectd.pod
index fb0403bb..60707a1d 100644
--- a/src/collectd.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.pod
@@ -40,11 +40,17 @@ the read callbacks once. A return code not equal to zero indicates an error.
 
 =item B<-P> I<E<lt>pid-fileE<gt>>
 
-Specify an alternative pid file. This overwrites any settings in the config 
+Specify an alternative pid file. This overwrites any settings in the config
 file. This is thought for init-scripts that require the PID-file in a certain
 directory to work correctly. For everyday-usage use the B<PIDFile>
 config-option.
 
+=item B<-B>
+
+If set, collectd will I<not> try to create its base directory. If the base
+directory does not exist, it will exit rather than trying to create the
+directory.
+
 =item B<-f>
 
 Don't fork to the background. I<collectd> will also B<not> close standard file
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ Output usage information and exit.
 
 =head1 PLUGINS
 
-As noted above, the real power of collectd lies within it's plugins. A
+As noted above, the real power of collectd lies within its plugins. A
 (hopefully complete) list of plugins and short descriptions can be found in the
 F<README> file that is distributed with the sourcecode. If you're using a
 package it's a good bet to search somewhere near F</usr/share/doc/collectd>.
@@ -72,7 +78,7 @@ There are two big groups of plugins, B<input> and B<output> plugins:
 
 =over 4
 
-=item
+=item *
 
 Input plugins are queried periodically. They somehow acquire the current value
 of whatever they where designed to work with and submit these values back to
@@ -80,7 +86,7 @@ the daemon, i. e. they "dispatch" the values. As an example, the C<cpu plugin>
 reads the current cpu-counters of time spent in the various modes (user,
 system, nice, ...) and dispatches these counters to the daemon.
 
-=item
+=item *
 
 Output plugins get the dispatched values from the daemon and does something
 with them. Common applications are writing to RRD-files, CSV-files or sending