+.B -f
+If the state path has not been reset with
+.BR -P ,
+.B sm-notify
+will normally create a file in
+.B /var/run
+to indicate that it has been
+run. If this file is found when
+.B sm-notify
+starts, it will not run again (as it is normally only needed once per
+reboot).
+If
+.B -f
+(for
+.BR force )
+is given,
+.B sm-notify
+will run even if the file in
+.B /var/run
+is present.
+.TP