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@@ -305,6 +305,14 @@ Reload all or the given component. This is basically the same as sending
a SIGHUP to the component. Components which don't support reloading are
ignored.
+@item --launch [@var{component}]
+@opindex launch
+If the @var{component} is not already running, start it.
+@command{component} must be a daemon. This is in general not required
+because the system starts these daemons as needed. However, external
+software making direct use of @command{gpg-agent} or @command{dirmngr}
+may use this command to ensure that they are started.
+
@item --kill [@var{component}]
@opindex kill
Kill the given component. Components which support killing are