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@@ -363,6 +363,13 @@ For appending, insertion, deletion and replacement, this causes
detailed information on the rule or rules to be printed. \fB\-v\fP may be
specified multiple times to possibly emit more detailed debug statements.
.TP
+\fB\-w\fP, \fB\-\-wait\fP
+Wait for the xtables lock.
+To prevent multiple instances of the program from running concurrently,
+an attempt will be made to obtain an exclusive lock at launch. By default,
+the program will exit if the lock cannot be obtained. This option will
+make the program wait until the exclusive lock can be obtained.
+.TP
\fB\-n\fP, \fB\-\-numeric\fP
Numeric output.
IP addresses and port numbers will be printed in numeric format.