diff --git a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
index dfa33e1..6bc259f 100644
--- a/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
+++ b/debianutils/start_stop_daemon.c
@@ -23,21 +23,23 @@
 
 static int signal_nr = 15;
 static int user_id = -1;
+static int quiet = 0;
 static char *userspec = NULL;
 static char *cmdname = NULL;
 static char *execname = NULL;
+static char *pidfile = NULL;
 
-typedef struct pid_list {
+struct pid_list {
 	struct pid_list *next;
-	int pid;
-} pid_list;
+	pid_t pid;
+};
 
-static pid_list *found = NULL;
+static struct pid_list *found = NULL;
 
 static inline void
-push(int pid)
+push(pid_t pid)
 {
-	pid_list *p;
+	struct pid_list *p;
 
 	p = xmalloc(sizeof(*p));
 	p->next = found;
@@ -46,22 +48,20 @@
 }
 
 static int
-pid_is_exec(int pid, const char *exec)
+pid_is_exec(pid_t pid, const char *name)
 {
-	char buf[PATH_MAX];
-	FILE *fp;
+	char buf[32];
+	struct stat sb, exec_stat;
 
-	sprintf(buf, "/proc/%d/cmdline", pid);
-	fp = fopen(buf, "r");
-	if (fp && fgets (buf, sizeof (buf), fp) ) {
-		fclose(fp);
-	    if (strncmp (buf, exec, strlen(exec)) == 0)
-		return 1;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	if (name && stat(name, &exec_stat))
+		bb_perror_msg_and_die("stat %s", name);
+
+	sprintf(buf, "/proc/%d/exe", pid);
+	if (stat(buf, &sb) != 0)
+		return 0;
+	return (sb.st_dev == exec_stat.st_dev && sb.st_ino == exec_stat.st_ino);
 }
 
-
 static int
 pid_is_user(int pid, int uid)
 {
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@
 	return (sb.st_uid == uid);
 }
 
-
 static int
-pid_is_cmd(int pid, const char *name)
+pid_is_cmd(pid_t pid, const char *name)
 {
 	char buf[32];
 	FILE *f;
@@ -116,9 +115,24 @@
 }
 
 
+static void
+do_pidfile(const char *name)
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	pid_t pid;
+
+	f = fopen(name, "r");
+	if (f) {
+		if (fscanf(f, "%d", &pid) == 1)
+			check(pid);
+		fclose(f);
+	} else if (errno != ENOENT)
+		bb_perror_msg_and_die("open pidfile %s", name);
+
+}
 
 static void
-do_procfs(void)
+do_procinit(void)
 {
 	DIR *procdir;
 	struct dirent *entry;
@@ -145,9 +159,14 @@
 do_stop(void)
 {
 	char what[1024];
-	pid_list *p;
+	struct pid_list *p;
 	int killed = 0;
 
+	if (pidfile)
+		do_pidfile(pidfile);
+	else
+		do_procinit();
+
 	if (cmdname)
 		strcpy(what, cmdname);
 	else if (execname)
@@ -158,7 +177,8 @@
 		bb_error_msg_and_die ("internal error, please report");
 
 	if (!found) {
-		printf("no %s found; none killed.\n", what);
+		if (!quiet)
+			printf("no %s found; none killed.\n", what);
 		return;
 	}
 	for (p = found; p; p = p->next) {
@@ -169,7 +189,7 @@
 			bb_perror_msg("warning: failed to kill %d:", p->pid);
 		}
 	}
-	if (killed) {
+	if (!quiet && killed) {
 		printf("stopped %s (pid", what);
 		for (p = found; p; p = p->next)
 			if(p->pid < 0)
@@ -183,17 +203,20 @@
 	{ "stop",		0,		NULL,		'K' },
 	{ "start",		0,		NULL,		'S' },
 	{ "background",	0,		NULL,		'b' },
+	{ "quiet",		0,		NULL,		'q' },
 	{ "startas",	1,		NULL,		'a' },
 	{ "name",		1,		NULL,		'n' },
 	{ "signal",		1,		NULL,		's' },
 	{ "user",		1,		NULL,		'u' },
 	{ "exec",		1,		NULL,		'x' },
+	{ "pidfile",	1,		NULL,		'p' },
 	{ 0,			0,		0,			0 }
 };
 
 #define SSD_CTX_STOP	1
 #define SSD_CTX_START	2
 #define SSD_OPT_BACKGROUND	4
+#define SSD_OPT_QUIET	8
 
 int
 start_stop_daemon_main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -205,8 +228,8 @@
 	bb_applet_long_options = ssd_long_options;
 
 	bb_opt_complementaly = "K~S:S~K";
-	opt = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "KSba:n:s:u:x:", 
-			&startas, &cmdname, &signame, &userspec, &execname);
+	opt = bb_getopt_ulflags(argc, argv, "KSbqa:n:s:u:x:p:",
+			&startas, &cmdname, &signame, &userspec, &execname, &pidfile);
 
 	/* Check one and only one context option was given */
 	if ((opt & 0x80000000UL) || (opt & (SSD_CTX_STOP | SSD_CTX_START)) == 0) {
@@ -232,7 +255,7 @@
 	if (userspec && sscanf(userspec, "%d", &user_id) != 1)
 		user_id = my_getpwnam(userspec);
 
-	do_procfs();
+	do_procinit();
 
 	if (opt & SSD_CTX_STOP) {
 		do_stop();
@@ -240,7 +263,8 @@
 	}
 
 	if (found) {
-		printf("%s already running.\n%d\n", execname ,found->pid);
+		if (!quiet)
+			printf("%s already running.\n%d\n", execname ,found->pid);
 		return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 	}
 	*--argv = startas;
diff --git a/include/applets.h b/include/applets.h
index f3b5f3d..585ea1f 100644
--- a/include/applets.h
+++ b/include/applets.h
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_RUN_PARTS
 	APPLET_ODDNAME("run-parts", run_parts_main, _BB_DIR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER, run_parts)
-#endif	
+#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_RX
 	APPLET(rx, rx_main, _BB_DIR_USR_BIN, _BB_SUID_NEVER)
 #endif
diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index ec8f3c8..272c3d0 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@
 "\n" \
 "	<id>:<runlevels>:<action>:<process>\n" \
 "\n" \
-"	<id>: \n" \
+"	<id>:\n" \
 "\n" \
 "		WARNING: This field has a non-traditional meaning for BusyBox init!\n" \
 "		The id field is used by BusyBox init to specify the controlling tty for\n" \
@@ -1169,13 +1169,13 @@
 "		will be run.  BusyBox init does nothing with utmp.  We don't need no\n" \
 "		stinkin' utmp.\n" \
 "\n" \
-"	<runlevels>: \n" \
+"	<runlevels>:\n" \
 "\n" \
 "		The runlevels field is completely ignored.\n" \
 "\n" \
-"	<action>: \n" \
+"	<action>:\n" \
 "\n" \
-"		Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait, \n" \
+"		Valid actions include: sysinit, respawn, askfirst, wait,\n" \
 "		once, restart, ctrlaltdel, and shutdown.\n" \
 "\n" \
 "		The available actions can be classified into two groups: actions\n" \
@@ -1209,13 +1209,13 @@
 "			respawn, except that before running the specified process it\n" \
 "			displays the line "Please press Enter to activate this console."\n" \
 "			and then waits for the user to press enter before starting the\n" \
-"			specified process.  \n" \
+"			specified process.\n" \
 "\n" \
 "		Unrecognized actions (like initdefault) will cause init to emit an\n" \
 "		error message, and then go along with its business.  All actions are\n" \
 "		run in the order they appear in /etc/inittab.\n" \
 "\n" \
-"	<process>: \n" \
+"	<process>:\n" \
 "\n" \
 "		Specifies the process to be executed and it's command line.\n" \
 "\n" \
@@ -1651,7 +1651,7 @@
 	"\tc or u:\tMake a character (un-buffered) device.\n" \
 	"\tp:\tMake a named pipe. MAJOR and MINOR are ignored for named pipes."
 #define mknod_example_usage \
-	"$ mknod /dev/fd0 b 2 0 \n" \
+	"$ mknod /dev/fd0 b 2 0\n" \
 	"$ mknod -m 644 /tmp/pipe p\n"
 
 #define mkswap_trivial_usage \
@@ -2212,18 +2212,20 @@
 	"f\n"
 
 #define start_stop_daemon_trivial_usage \
-	"[OPTIONS]"
+	"[OPTIONS] [-S|--start|-K|--stop] ... [-- arguments...]\n"
 #define start_stop_daemon_full_usage \
-	"Program to start and stop services.\n"\
-	"Options:\n" \
-	"-S\t\t\tstart\n"\
-	"-K\t\t\tstop\n"\
-	"-b\t\t\tforce process into background (daemonize)\n"\
-	"-x <executable>\t\tprogram to start/check if it is running\n"\
-	"-u <username>|<uid>\tstop this user's processes\n"\
-	"-n <process-name>\tstop processes with this name\n"\
-	"-s <signal>\t\tsignal to send (default 15)\n"\
-	"-a <pathname>\t\tprogram to start (default <executable>)\n"
+	"Program to start and stop services."\
+	"\n\nOptions:"\
+	"\n\t-S|--start\t\t\tstart"\
+	"\n\t-K|--stop\t\t\tstop"\
+	"\n\t-a|--startas <pathname>\t\tstart the process specified by pathname"\
+	"\n\t-b|--background\t\t\tforce process into background"\
+	"\n\t-u|--user <username>|<uid>\tstop this user's processes"\
+	"\n\t-x|--exec <executable>\t\tprogram to start/check if it is running"\
+	"\n\t-n|--name <process-name>\tstop processes with this name"\
+	"\n\t-p|--pidfile <pid-file>\t\tsave or load pid using a pid-file"\
+	"\n\t-q|--quiet\t\t\tbe quiet" \
+	"\n\t-s|--signal <signal>\t\tsignal to send (default TERM)\n"
 
 #define strings_trivial_usage \
     "[-afo] [-n length] [file ... ]"
@@ -2478,7 +2480,7 @@
 	"$ echo $?\n" \
 	"1\n" \
 	"$ test 1 -eq 1\n" \
-	"$ echo $? \n" \
+	"$ echo $?\n" \
 	"0\n" \
 	"$ [ -d /etc ]\n" \
 	"$ echo $?\n" \
@@ -2750,12 +2752,12 @@
 	"COMMAND [OPTIONS] ..."
 
 #define vconfig_full_usage \
-"Usage: add             [interface-name] [vlan_id] \n" \
-"       rem             [vlan-name] \n" \
-"       set_flag        [interface-name] [flag-num]       [0 | 1] \n" \
-"       set_egress_map  [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos] \n" \
-"       set_ingress_map [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos] \n" \
-"       set_name_type   [name-type] \n"
+"Usage: add             [interface-name] [vlan_id]\n" \
+"       rem             [vlan-name]\n" \
+"       set_flag        [interface-name] [flag-num]       [0 | 1]\n" \
+"       set_egress_map  [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos]\n" \
+"       set_ingress_map [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos]\n" \
+"       set_name_type   [name-type]\n"
 
 #define vi_trivial_usage \
 	"[OPTION] [FILE]..."