Update the documentation of the tinc command.

[meshlink] / doc / tinc.texi

diff --git a/doc/tinc.texi b/doc/tinc.texi
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--- a/doc/tinc.texi
+++ b/doc/tinc.texi
@@ -2153,13 +2153,19 @@ Be sure to include the following information in your bugreport:
 @node    Controlling tinc
 @chapter Controlling tinc
 
-You can control and inspect a running tincd through the tinc
+You can start, stop, control and inspect a running tincd through the tinc
 command. A quick example:
 
 @example
 tinc -n @var{netname} reload
 @end example
 
+If tinc is started without a command, it will act as a shell; it will display a
+prompt, and commands can be entered on the prompt. If tinc is compiled with
+libreadline, history and command completion are available on the prompt. One
+can also pipe a script containing commands through tinc. In that case, lines
+starting with a # symbol will be ignored.
+
 @menu
 * tinc runtime options::
 * tinc environment variables::
@@ -2359,7 +2365,7 @@ tinc -n vpn pcap | tcpdump -r -
 tinc -n vpn top
 @end example
 
-Example of configuring tinc using the tinc command:
+Examples of changing the configuration using tinc:
 
 @example
 tinc -n vpn init foo