diff --git a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
index 4c357daf6a..0f7d274eab 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-daemon.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
 'git-daemon' [--verbose] [--syslog] [--inetd | --port=n] [--export-all]
              [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--strict-paths]
              [--base-path=path] [--user-path | --user-path=path]
-	     [directory...]
+	     [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=file] [directory...]
 
 DESCRIPTION
 -----------
@@ -82,6 +82,17 @@ OPTIONS
 --verbose::
 	Log details about the incoming connections and requested files.
 
+--reuseaddr::
+	Use SO_REUSEADDR when binding the listening socket.
+	This allows the server to restart without waiting for
+	old connections to time out.
+
+--detach::
+	Detach from the shell. Implies --syslog.
+
+--pid-file=file::
+	Save the process id in 'file'.
+
 <directory>::
 	A directory to add to the whitelist of allowed directories. Unless
 	--strict-paths is specified this will also include subdirectories
diff --git a/daemon.c b/daemon.c
index e4ec676301..810837f0c4 100644
--- a/daemon.c
+++ b/daemon.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ static const char daemon_usage[] =
 "git-daemon [--verbose] [--syslog] [--inetd | --port=n] [--export-all]\n"
 "           [--timeout=n] [--init-timeout=n] [--strict-paths]\n"
 "           [--base-path=path] [--user-path | --user-path=path]\n"
-"           [--reuseaddr] [directory...]";
+"           [--reuseaddr] [--detach] [--pid-file=file] [directory...]";
 
 /* List of acceptable pathname prefixes */
 static char **ok_paths = NULL;