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diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index 8606d3e0..39b3792d 100644
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -68,17 +68,33 @@ directory for the daemon.
 
 =item B<LoadPlugin> I<Plugin>
 
-Loads the plugin I<Plugin>. There must be at least one such line or B<collectd>
-will be mostly useless.
+Loads the plugin I<Plugin>. This is required to load plugins, unless the
+B<AutoLoadPlugin> option is enabled (see below). Without any loaded plugins,
+I<collectd> will be mostly useless.
 
-Starting with collectd 4.9, this may also be a block in which further options
-affecting the behavior of B<LoadPlugin> may be specified. The following
-options are allowed inside a B<LoadPlugin> block:
+Only the first B<LoadPlugin> statement or block for a given plugin name has any
+effect. This is useful when you want to split up the configuration into smaller
+files and want each file to be "self contained", i.e. it contains a B<Plugin>
+block I<and> then appropriate B<LoadPlugin> statement. The downside is that if
+you have multiple conflicting B<LoadPlugin> blocks, e.g. when they specify
+different intervals, only one of them (the first one encountered) will take
+effect and all others will be silently ignored.
 
-  <LoadPlugin perl>
-    Globals true
-    Interval 10
-  </LoadPlugin>
+B<LoadPlugin> may either be a simple configuration I<statement> or a I<block>
+with additional options, affecting the behavior of B<LoadPlugin>. A simple
+statement looks like this:
+
+ LoadPlugin "cpu"
+
+Options inside a B<LoadPlugin> block can override default settings and
+influence the way plugins are loaded, e.g.:
+
+ <LoadPlugin perl>
+   Globals true
+   Interval 60
+ </LoadPlugin>
+
+The following options are valid inside B<LoadPlugin> blocks:
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -109,6 +125,19 @@ interval, that setting will take precedence.
 
 =back
 
+=item B<AutoLoadPlugin> B<false>|B<true>
+
+When set to B<false> (the default), each plugin needs to be loaded explicitly,
+using the B<LoadPlugin> statement documented above. If a
+B<E<lt>PluginE<nbsp>...E<gt>> block is encountered and no configuration
+handling callback for this plugin has been registered, a warning is logged and
+the block is ignored.
+
+When set to B<true>, explicit B<LoadPlugin> statements are not required. Each
+B<E<lt>PluginE<nbsp>...E<gt>> block acts as if it was immediately preceded by a
+B<LoadPlugin> statement. B<LoadPlugin> statements are still required for
+plugins that don't provide any configuration, e.g. the I<Load plugin>.
+
 =item B<Include> I<Path> [I<pattern>]
 
 If I<Path> points to a file, includes that file. If I<Path> points to a
@@ -852,6 +881,29 @@ By default no detailed zone information is collected.
 
 =back
 
+=head2 Plugin C<cgroups>
+
+This plugin collects the CPU user/system time for each I<cgroup> by reading the
+F<cpuacct.stat> files in the first cpuacct-mountpoint (typically
+F</sys/fs/cgroup/cpu.cpuacct> on machines using systemd).
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<CGroup> I<Directory>
+
+Select I<cgroup> based on the name. Whether only matching I<cgroups> are
+collected or if they are ignored is controlled by the B<IgnoreSelected> option;
+see below.
+
+=item B<IgnoreSelected> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Invert the selection: If set to true, all cgroups I<except> the ones that
+match any one of the criteria are collected. By default only selected
+cgroups are collected if a selection is made. If no selection is configured
+at all, B<all> cgroups are selected.
+
+=back
+
 =head2 Plugin C<cpufreq>
 
 This plugin doesn't have any options. It reads
@@ -1459,6 +1511,15 @@ Enable this option if inodes are a scarce resource for you, usually because
 many small files are stored on the disk. This is a usual scenario for mail
 transfer agents and web caches.
 
+=item B<ReportPercentage> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Enables or disables reporting of disk space and inodes as a percentage.
+Defaults to B<false>.
+
+This is useful for deploying I<collectd> on the cloud, where machines with
+different disk size may exist. Then it is more practical to configure
+thresholds based on relative disk size.
+
 =back
 
 =head2 Plugin C<disk>
@@ -2207,7 +2268,7 @@ interpreted. For a description of match blocks, please see L<"Plugin tail">.
 
 =head2 Plugin C<memcached>
 
-The C<memcached plugin> connects to a memcached server and queries statistics
+The B<memcached plugin> connects to a memcached server and queries statistics
 about cache utilization, memory and bandwidth used.
 L<http://www.danga.com/memcached/>
 
@@ -2239,6 +2300,166 @@ setting is given, the B<Host> and B<Port> settings are ignored.
 
 =back
 
+=head2 Plugin C<mic>
+
+The B<mic plugin> gathers CPU statistics, memory usage and temperatures from
+Intel's Many Integrated Core (MIC) systems.
+
+B<Synopsis:>
+
+ <Plugin mic>
+   ShowCPU true
+   ShowCPUCores true
+   ShowMemory true
+   
+   ShowTemperatures true
+   Temperature vddg
+   Temperature vddq
+   IgnoreSelectedTemperature true
+
+   ShowPower true
+   Power total0
+   Power total1
+   IgnoreSelectedPower true   
+ </Plugin>
+
+The following options are valid inside the B<PluginE<nbsp>mic> block:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<ShowCPU> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If enabled (the default) a sum of the CPU usage accross all cores is reported.
+
+=item B<ShowCPUCores> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If enabled (the default) per-core CPU usage is reported.
+
+=item B<ShowMemory> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If enabled (the default) the physical memory usage of the MIC system is
+reported.
+
+=item B<ShowTemperatures> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If enabled (the default) various temperatures of the MIC system are reported.
+
+=item B<Temperature> I<Name>
+
+This option controls which temperatures are being reported. Whether matching
+temperatures are being ignored or I<only> matching temperatures are reported
+depends on the B<IgnoreSelectedTemperature> setting below. By default I<all>
+temperatures are reported.
+
+=item B<IgnoreSelectedTemperature> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Controls the behavior of the B<Temperature> setting above. If set to B<false>
+(the default) only temperatures matching a B<Temperature> option are reported
+or, if no B<Temperature> option is specified, all temperatures are reported. If
+set to B<true>, matching temperatures are I<ignored> and all other temperatures
+are reported.
+
+Known temperature names are:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item die
+
+Die of the CPU
+
+=item devmem
+
+Device Memory
+
+=item fin
+
+Fan In
+
+=item fout
+
+Fan Out 
+
+=item vccp
+
+Voltage ccp
+
+=item vddg
+
+Voltage ddg
+
+=item vddq
+
+Voltage ddq
+
+=back
+
+=item B<ShowPower> B<true>|B<false>
+
+If enabled (the default) various temperatures of the MIC system are reported.
+
+=item B<Power> I<Name>
+
+This option controls which power readings are being reported. Whether matching
+power readings are being ignored or I<only> matching power readings are reported
+depends on the B<IgnoreSelectedPower> setting below. By default I<all>
+power readings are reported.
+
+=item B<IgnoreSelectedPower> B<false>|B<true>
+
+Controls the behavior of the B<Power> setting above. If set to B<false>
+(the default) only power readings matching a B<Power> option are reported
+or, if no B<Power> option is specified, all power readings are reported. If
+set to B<true>, matching power readings are I<ignored> and all other power readings
+are reported.
+
+Known power names are:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item total0
+
+Total power utilization averaged over Time Window 0 (uWatts). 
+
+=item total1
+
+Total power utilization averaged over Time Window 0 (uWatts). 
+
+=item inst
+
+Instantaneous power (uWatts).
+
+=item imax
+
+Max instantaneous power (uWatts). 
+
+=item pcie
+
+PCI-E connector power (uWatts). 
+
+=item c2x3
+
+2x3 connector power (uWatts). 
+
+=item c2x4
+
+2x4 connector power (uWatts). 
+
+=item vccp
+
+Core rail (uVolts). 
+
+=item vddg
+
+Uncore rail (uVolts). 
+
+=item vddq
+
+Memory subsystem rail (uVolts). 
+
+=back
+
+=back
+
 =head2 Plugin C<modbus>
 
 The B<modbus plugin> connects to a Modbus "slave" via Modbus/TCP and reads
@@ -2246,7 +2467,7 @@ register values. It supports reading single registers (unsigned 16E<nbsp>bit
 values), large integer values (unsigned 32E<nbsp>bit values) and floating point
 values (two registers interpreted as IEEE floats in big endian notation).
 
-Synopsis:
+B<Synopsis:>
 
  <Data "voltage-input-1">
    RegisterBase 0
@@ -4882,6 +5103,46 @@ Since the configuration of the C<snmp plugin> is a little more complicated than
 other plugins, its documentation has been moved to an own manpage,
 L<collectd-snmp(5)>. Please see there for details.
 
+=head2 Plugin C<statsd>
+
+The I<statsd plugin> listens to a UDP socket, reads "events" in the statsd
+protocol and dispatches rates or other aggregates of these numbers
+periodically.
+
+The plugin implements the I<Counter>, I<Timer>, I<Gauge> and I<Set> types which
+are dispatched as the I<collectd> types C<derive>, C<latency>, C<gauge> and
+C<objects> respectively.
+
+The following configuration options are valid:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item B<Host> I<Host>
+
+Bind to the hostname / address I<Host>. By default, the plugin will bind to the
+"any" address, i.e. accept packets sent to any of the hosts addresses.
+
+=item B<Port> I<Port>
+
+UDP port to listen to. This can be either a service name or a port number.
+Defaults to C<8125>.
+
+=item B<DeleteCounters> B<false>|B<true>
+
+=item B<DeleteTimers> B<false>|B<true>
+
+=item B<DeleteGauges> B<false>|B<true>
+
+=item B<DeleteSets> B<false>|B<true>
+
+These options control what happens if metrics are not updated in an interval.
+If set to B<False>, the default, metrics are dispatched unchanged, i.e. the
+rate of counters and size of sets will be zero, timers report C<NaN> and gauges
+are unchanged. If set to B<True>, the such metrics are not dispatched and
+removed from the internal cache.
+
+=back
+
 =head2 Plugin C<swap>
 
 The I<Swap plugin> collects information about used and available swap space. On
@@ -5497,6 +5758,17 @@ and closed connections. True by default.
 Statistics about the shared memory log, a memory region to store
 log messages which is flushed to disk when full. True by default.
 
+=item B<CollectBan> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Statistics about ban operations, such as number of bans added, retired, and
+number of objects tested against ban operations. Only available with Varnish
+3.x. False by default.
+
+=item B<CollectDirectorDNS> B<true>|B<false>
+
+DNS director lookup cache statistics. Only available with Varnish 3.x. False by
+default.
+
 =item B<CollectESI> B<true>|B<false>
 
 Edge Side Includes (ESI) parse statistics. False by default.
@@ -5510,10 +5782,27 @@ Statistics about fetches (HTTP requests sent to the backend). False by default.
 Inserts and look-ups in the crit bit tree based hash. Look-ups are
 divided into locked and unlocked look-ups. False by default.
 
+=item B<CollectObjects> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Statistics on cached objects: number of objects expired, nuked (prematurely
+expired), saved, moved, etc. False by default.
+
+=item B<CollectPurge> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Statistics about purge operations, such as number of purges added, retired, and
+number of objects tested against purge operations. Only available with Varnish
+2.x. False by default.
+
+=item B<CollectSession> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Client session statistics. Number of past and current sessions, session herd and
+linger counters, etc. False by default.
+
 =item B<CollectSMA> B<true>|B<false>
 
-malloc or umem (umem_alloc(3MALLOC) based) storage statistics.
-The umem storage component is Solaris specific. False by default.
+malloc or umem (umem_alloc(3MALLOC) based) storage statistics. The umem storage
+component is Solaris specific. Only available with Varnish 2.x. False by
+default.
 
 =item B<CollectSMS> B<true>|B<false>
 
@@ -5522,13 +5811,28 @@ component is used internally only. False by default.
 
 =item B<CollectSM> B<true>|B<false>
 
-file (memory mapped file) storage statistics. False by default.
+file (memory mapped file) storage statistics. Only available with Varnish 2.x.
+False by default.
+
+=item B<CollectStruct> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Current varnish internal state statistics. Number of current sessions, objects
+in cache store, open connections to backends (with Varnish 2.x), etc. False by
+default.
 
 =item B<CollectTotals> B<true>|B<false>
 
 Collects overview counters, such as the number of sessions created,
 the number of requests and bytes transferred. False by default.
 
+=item B<CollectUptime> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Varnish uptime. False by default.
+
+=item B<CollectVCL> B<true>|B<false>
+
+Number of total (available + discarded) VCL (config files). False by default.
+
 =item B<CollectWorkers> B<true>|B<false>
 
 Collect statistics about worker threads. False by default.
@@ -5770,7 +6074,7 @@ Synopsis:
      Protocol UDP
      StoreRates true
      AlwaysAppendDS false
-     Delay 10
+     TTLFactor 2.0
    </Node>
    Tag "foobar"
  </Plugin>
@@ -5817,6 +6121,15 @@ If set the B<true>, append the name of the I<Data Source> (DS) to the
 identifies a metric in I<Riemann>. If set to B<false> (the default), this is
 only done when there is more than one DS.
 
+=item B<TTLFactor> I<Factor>
+
+I<Riemann> events have a I<Time to Live> (TTL) which specifies how long each
+event is considered active. I<collectd> populates this field based on the
+metrics interval setting. This setting controls the factor with which the
+interval is multiplied to set the TTL. The default value is B<2.0>. Unless you
+know exactly what you're doing, you should only increase this setting from its
+default value.
+
 =back
 
 =item B<Tag> I<String>