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+++ b/man/strongswan.conf.5.in
@@ -60,6 +60,61 @@ An example file in this format might look like this:
.PP
Indentation is optional, you may use tabs or spaces.
+.SH INCLUDING FILES
+Using the
+.B include
+statement it is possible to include other files into strongswan.conf, e.g.
+.PP
+.EX
+ include /some/path/*.conf
+.EE
+.PP
+If the file name is not an absolute path, it is considered to be relative
+to the directory of the file containing the include statement. The file name
+may include shell wildcards (see
+.IR sh (1)).
+Also, such inclusions can be nested.
+.PP
+Sections loaded from included files
+.I extend
+previously loaded sections; already existing values are
+.IR replaced .
+It is important to note that settings are added relative to the section the
+include statement is in.
+.PP
+As an example, the following three files result in the same final
+config as the one given above:
+.PP
+.EX
+ a = b
+ section-one {
+ somevalue = before include
+ include include.conf
+ }
+ include other.conf
+
+include.conf:
+ # settings loaded from this file are added to section-one
+ # the following replaces the previous value
+ somevalue = asdf
+ subsection {
+ othervalue = yyy
+ }
+ yetanother = zz
+
+other.conf:
+ # this extends section-one and subsection
+ section-one {
+ subsection {
+ # this replaces the previous value
+ othervalue = xxx
+ }
+ }
+ section-two {
+ x = 12
+ }
+.EE
+
.SH READING VALUES
Values are accessed using a dot-separated section list and a key.
With reference to the example above, accessing
@@ -405,6 +460,9 @@ Check daemon, libstrongswan and plugin integrity at startup
.TP
.BR libstrongswan.leak_detective.detailed " [yes]"
Includes source file names and line numbers in leak detective output
+.TP
+.BR libstrongswan.x509.enforce_critical " [yes]"
+Discard certificates with unsupported or unknown critical extensions
.SS libstrongswan.plugins subsection
.TP
.BR libstrongswan.plugins.attr-sql.database
@@ -420,13 +478,8 @@ Use faster random numbers in gcrypt; for testing only, produces weak keys!
ENGINE ID to use in the OpenSSL plugin
.TP
.BR libstrongswan.plugins.pkcs11.modules
-
.TP
.BR libstrongswan.plugins.pkcs11.use_hasher " [no]"
-
-.TP
-.BR libstrongswan.plugins.x509.enforce_critical " [no]"
-Discard certificates with unsupported or unknown critical extensions
.SS libtls section
.TP
.BR libtls.cipher