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.B \-f pathname, --fetchmailrc pathname
Specify a non-default name for the
.I .fetchmailrc
-run control file. Unless the --version option is also on, the file must have
-permissions no more open than 0600 (u=rw,g=,o=) or else be /dev/null.
+run control file. The pathname argument must be either "-" (a single
+dash, meaning to read the configuration from standard input) or a
+filename. Unless the --version option is also on, a named file
+argument must have permissions no more open than 0600 (u=rw,g=,o=) or
+else be /dev/null.
.TP
.B \-i pathname, --idfile pathname
(Keyword: idfile)