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diff --git a/doc/man1/htsn.1 b/doc/man1/htsn.1
index ee2361d..8076e8d 100644
--- a/doc/man1/htsn.1
+++ b/doc/man1/htsn.1
@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ Default: none
 .IP \fB\-\-pidfile\fR
 (Daemon mode only) Create a PID file in the given location. This is
 used by the init system on Unix to keep track of the running daemon.
-Its parent directory must be writable by the user/group that we will
-run as!
+
+If necessary, its parent directory will be created with owner/group
+set to the appropriate user/group, but at most one directory will be
+created (that is, we won't create an entire directory tree).
 
 Default: /run/htsn/htsn.pid
 
@@ -144,9 +146,14 @@ so there is rarely a need to do this.
 .P
 Any of the command-line options mentioned above can be specified in a
 configuration file instead. We first look for \(dqhtsnrc\(dq in the
-system configuration directory (/etc on Unix). We then look for a file
-named \(dq.htsnrc\(dq in the user's home directory. The latter will
-override the former.
+system configuration directory. We then look for a file named
+\(dq.htsnrc\(dq in the user's home directory. The latter will override
+the former.
+.P
+The user's home directory is simply $HOME on Unix; on Windows its
+wherever %APPDATA% points. The system configuration directory is
+determined by Cabal; the \(dqsysconfdir\(dq parameter during the
+\(dqconfigure\(dq step is used.
 .P
 The file's syntax is given by examples in the htsnrc.example file
 (included with \fBhtsn\fR).