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--- rpcbind-0.2.3/man/rpcbind.8	2015-04-27 16:07:43.000000000 +0200
+++ rpcbind-0.2.3/man/rpcbind.8	2015-09-22 16:25:40.000000000 +0200
@@ -132,11 +132,20 @@
 .It Fl w
 Cause
 .Nm
-to do a "warm start" by read a state file when
+to do a "warm start" by attempting to read *.xdr state files from the
+state directory
+.%T /var/state/rpcbind
+when
 .Nm
-starts up. The state file is created when
+starts up. The state files are created when
 .Nm
 terminates.
+.Pp
+This allows for restarting
+.Nm
+without the need to restart all RPC services that have previously registered.
+The state file serves similar purpose like the file created/restored by
+pmap_dump and pmap_set utilities, distributed with old portmap server package.
 .El
 .Sh NOTES
 All RPC servers must be restarted if