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diff --git a/doc/pies.texi b/doc/pies.texi
index 04c85a4..b6f2c91 100644
--- a/doc/pies.texi
+++ b/doc/pies.texi
@@ -279,5 +279,5 @@ in a single command line, e.g.:
@group
-pies /etc/pies.conf \
- --syntax=inetd --config-file /etc/inetd.conf \
- --syntax=meta1 --config-file /etc/meta1/meta1.conf
+pies --config-file /etc/pies.conf \
+ --syntax=inetd --config-file /etc/inetd.conf \
+ --syntax=meta1 --config-file /etc/meta1/meta1.conf
@end group
@@ -2053,7 +2053,14 @@ start @command{jabberd} components:
@cindex state files
- Pies uses several files to keep its state information. These files
-are kept in local state directory (usually @file{/var/run/pies}, or
-@file{/usr/local/var/run/pies}). The table below describes these
-files. The @var{instance} in this table stands for the @command{pies}
-instance name (@pxref{instances}). Usually, it is @samp{pies}.
+ Pies uses several files to keep its state information. The
+directory which hosts these files is called @dfn{state directory}, it
+is usually @file{/var/pies} or @file{/usr/local/var/pies}). The state
+directory can be configured at run time:
+
+@deffn {Config} state-directory @var{dir}
+Set the program state directory.
+@end deffn
+
+The table below describes the files kept in the state directory. The
+@var{instance} in this table stands for the @command{pies} instance
+name (@pxref{instances}). Usually, it is @samp{pies}.
@@ -2078,4 +2085,5 @@ built-in service (@pxref{qotd}).
The following statements allow to redefine state file names.
-Use them only if the defaults does not suit your needs, and the
-@option{--instance} option does not help:
+Use them only if the defaults do not suit your needs, and niether
+the @code{state-directory} statement nor the @option{--instance}
+can help:

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