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@@ -369,18 +369,20 @@ this option at runtime does not kill an already forked scdaemon.
@item --use-standard-socket
@itemx --no-use-standard-socket
+@itemx --no-reuse-standard-socket
@opindex use-standard-socket
@opindex no-use-standard-socket
+@opindex no-reuse-standard-socket
By enabling this option @command{gpg-agent} will listen on the socket
named @file{S.gpg-agent}, located in the home directory, and not create
a random socket below a temporary directory. Tools connecting to
@command{gpg-agent} should first try to connect to the socket given in
environment variable @var{GPG_AGENT_INFO} and the fall back to this
socket. This option may not be used if the home directory is mounted as
-a remote file system.
-
-@noindent
-Note, that as of now, W32 systems default to this option.
+a remote file system. If @option{--no-reuse-standard-socket} is used,
+@command{gpg-agent} will not try to reuse a socket which is already in
+use. Note, that @option{--use-standard-socket} is the default on
+Windows systems.
@item --display @var{string}