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                 <variablelist>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><varname>PathExists=</varname></term>
+                                <term><varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>PathChanged=</varname></term>
                                 <term><varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname></term>
 
                                 file or directory. If the file
                                 specified exists the configured unit
                                 is
-                                activated. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
+                                activated. <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>
+                                works similar, but checks for the
+                                existance of at least one file
+                                matching the globbing pattern
+                                specified. <varname>PathChanged=</varname>
                                 may be used to watch a file or
                                 directory and activate the configured
                                 unit whenever it changes or is
 
                                 <para>If a path is already existing
                                 (in case of
-                                <varname>PathExists=</varname>) or a
-                                directory already is not empty (in
+                                <varname>PathExists=</varname> and
+                                <varname>PathExistsGlob=</varname>) or
+                                a directory already is not empty (in
                                 case of
                                 <varname>DirectoryNotEmpty=</varname>)
-                                at the time the path unit is activated,
-                                then the configured unit is
+                                at the time the path unit is
+                                activated, then the configured unit is
                                 immediately activated as
                                 well. Something similar does not apply
                                 to <varname>PathChanged=</varname>.
                                 identical, except for the
                                 suffix.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>MakeDirectory=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+                                argument. If true the directories to
+                                watch are created before
+                                watching. This option is ignored for
+                                <varname>PathExists=</varname>
+                                settings. Defaults to
+                                <option>false</option>.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
+                        <varlistentry>
+                                <term><varname>DirectoryMode=</varname></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>If
+                                <varname>MakeDirectory=</varname> is
+                                enabled use the mode specified here to
+                                create the directories in
+                                question. Takes an access mode in
+                                octal notation. Defaults to
+                                <option>0755</option>.</para></listitem>
+                        </varlistentry>
                 </variablelist>
         </refsect1>