It sets the directory named by the
.B TRIPEDIR
environment variable (or
-.B /var/lib/tripe
+.B "@configdir@"
if the variable is unset) as the current directory.
.hP 2.
It acquires a UDP socket with an arbitrary kernel-selected port number.
.BI "\-d, \-\-directory=" dir
Makes
.I dir
-the current directory, instead of
-.BR /var/lib/tripe .
-Give a current directory of
+the current directory. The default directory to change to is given by
+the environment variable
+.BR TRIPEDIR ;
+if that's not specified, a default default of
+.B "@configdir@"
+is used. Give a current directory of
.B .
if you don't want it to change directory at all.
.TP
.TP
.BI "\-a, \-\-admin\-socket=" socket
Accept admin connections to a Unix-domain socket named
-.I socket
-rather than the default
-.BR tripesock .
+.IR socket .
+The default socket, if this option isn't specified, is given by the
+environment variable
+.BR TRIPESOCK ;
+if that's not set either, then a default default of
+.B "@socketdir@/tripesock"
+is used instead.
.TP
.BI "\-T, \-\-trace=" trace-opts
Allows the enabling or disabling of various internal diagnostics. See