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diff --git a/doc/pies.texi b/doc/pies.texi
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+++ b/doc/pies.texi
@@ -31,4 +31,6 @@
@ifinfo
-@dircategory GNU Utilities
-@direntry (pies) pies. Program execution supervisor.
+@dircategory System Administration
+@direntry
+* Pies: (pies). Program Invocation and Execution Supervisor.
+* pies: (pies) Invocation. Pies Command Line Options.
@end direntry
@@ -83,3 +85,3 @@ documents @command{pies} Version @value{VERSION}.
* Command Line Usage::
-* Pies Invocation::
+* Invocation::
* Reporting Bugs::
@@ -509,2 +511,20 @@ well.
+Additional preprocessor symbols may be defined and the existing
+symbols may be undefined using the following command line options:
+
+@table @option
+@xopindex{define, described}
+@cindex @option{-D}
+@item --define=@var{sym}[=@var{value}]
+@itemx -D @var{symbol}[=@var{value}]
+Define symbol @var{sym} as having @var{value}, or emtpy, if
+the @var{value} is not given.
+
+@xopindex{undefine, described}
+@cindex @option{-U}
+@item --undefine=@var{sym}
+@itemx -U @var{sym}
+Undefine symbol @var{sym}.
+@end table
+
@node Component Statement
@@ -1804,3 +1824,3 @@ smtps: smar qmgr
-@node Pies Invocation
+@node Invocation
@chapter Pies Invocation
@@ -1810,6 +1830,2 @@ This section summarizes @command{pies} command line options.
@table @option
-@opsummary{config-help}
-@item --config-help
-Show configuration file summary. @xref{Pies Configuration File}.
-
@opsummary{config-file}
@@ -1822,2 +1838,26 @@ Read configuration from @var{file}, instead of the default
+@opsummary{config-help}
+@item --config-help
+Show configuration file summary. @xref{Pies Configuration File}.
+
+@opsummary{define}
+@item --define=@var{sym}[=@var{value}]
+@itemx -D @var{symbol}[=@var{value}]
+Define symbol @var{sym} as having @var{value}, or emtpy, if
+the @var{value} is not given. @xref{Preprocessor}.
+
+@opsummary{debug}
+@item --debug=@var{level}
+@itemx -x @var{level}
+Set debug verbosity level. @xref{Pies Debugging}, for a description
+of @var{level}.
+
+@opsummary{dump-depmap}
+@item --dump-depmap
+Dump dependency map. @xref{dump-depmap}.
+
+@opsummary{dump-prereq}
+@item --dump-prereq
+Dump prerequisite charts. @xref{dump-prereq}.
+
@item -E
@@ -1833,5 +1873,4 @@ Remain in foreground.
-@opsummary{source-info}
-@item --source-info
-Show source info with debugging messages. @xref{source-info}.
+@item --help
+Display a short usage summary and exit.
@@ -1841,2 +1880,11 @@ Show source info with debugging messages. @xref{source-info}.
+@opsummary{source-info}
+@item --source-info
+Show source info with debugging messages. @xref{source-info}.
+
+@opsummary{status}
+@item --status
+@itemx -s
+Display info about the running instance. @xref{pies-status}.
+
@opsummary{stderr}
@@ -1845,2 +1893,7 @@ Log to standard error.
+@opsummary{stop}
+@item --stop
+@itemx -S
+Stop the running instance.
+
@opsummary{syslog}
@@ -1849,8 +1902,2 @@ Log to syslog. This is the default.
-@opsummary{debug}
-@item -x @var{level}
-@itemx --debug=@var{level}
-Set debug verbosity level. @xref{Pies Debugging}, for a description
-of @var{level}.
-
@opsummary{reload}
@@ -1867,22 +1914,9 @@ Restart components named in the command line. @xref{pies-restart}.
-@opsummary{status}
-@item -s
-@itemx --status
-Display info about the running instance. @xref{pies-status}.
-
-@opsummary{stop}
-@item -S
-@itemx --stop
-Stop the running instance.
-
-@opsummary{dump-depmap}
-@item --dump-depmap
-Dump dependency map. @xref{dump-depmap}.
-
-@opsummary{dump-prereq}
-@item --dump-prereq
-Dump prerequisite charts. @xref{dump-prereq}.
+@item --version
+Display program version and license information and exit.
-@item --help
-Display a short usage summary and exit.
+@xopindex{undefine}
+@item --undefine=@var{sym}
+@itemx -U @var{sym}
+Undefine symbol @var{sym}. @xref{Preprocessor}.
@@ -1890,6 +1924,2 @@ Display a short usage summary and exit.
Display a short summary of available options and exit.
-
-@item --version
-Display program version and license information and exit.
-
@end table

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