diff --git a/abduco.1 b/abduco.1
index b2d2a59..026ef77 100644
--- a/abduco.1
+++ b/abduco.1
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ abduco - terminal session manager
 .RI [ args \ ... "" ]
 .br
 .B abduco
-.RB [ \-e
-.IR detachkey ]
-.RB \-C
-.RB name
-.RB command
-.RI [ args \ ... "" ]
-.br
-.B abduco
 .RB [ \-r ]
 .RB [ \-e
 .IR detachkey ]
@@ -100,13 +92,12 @@ Readonly session, i.e. user input is ignored.
 .BI \-e \ detachkey
 Set the key to detach which by default is set to CTRL+\\ i.e. ^\\ to detachkey.
 .TP
-.BI \-c
-Create a new session and attach immediately to it.
+.BI \-f
+Force creation of session when there is an already terminated session of the same name,
+after showing its exit status.
 .TP
-.BI \-C
-Show the exit status of an already terminated session, and create a new session under the same name.
-If the session does not exist, it acts like
 .BI \-c
+Create a new session and attach immediately to it.
 .TP
 .BI \-n
 Create a new session but do not attach to it.
diff --git a/abduco.c b/abduco.c
index ed1e139..1d97fd4 100644
--- a/abduco.c
+++ b/abduco.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ static bool attach_session(const char *name, const bool terminate) {
 			exit(status);
 	}
 
-	return true;
+	return terminate;
 }
 
 static int session_filter(const struct dirent *d) {
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ static int list_session(void) {
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
+	bool force = false;
 	char **cmd = NULL, action = ACTION_DEFAULT;
 	server.name = basename(argv[0]);
 	gethostname(server.host+1, sizeof(server.host) - 1);
@@ -510,6 +511,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 				*esc = CTRL(esc[1]);
 			KEY_DETACH = *esc;
 			break;
+		case 'f':
+			force = true;
+			break;
 		case 'r':
 			client.readonly = true;
 			break;
@@ -545,8 +549,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
 	redo:
 	switch (action) {
-	case 'C':
-		if (set_socket_name(&sockaddr, server.session_name)) {
+	case 'n':
+	case 'c':
+		if (force && set_socket_name(&sockaddr, server.session_name)) {
 			struct stat sb;
 			if (stat(sockaddr.sun_path, &sb) == 0 && S_ISSOCK(sb.st_mode)) {
 				if (sb.st_mode & S_IXGRP) {
@@ -557,17 +562,17 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 					return 1;
 				}
 			}
+			force = false;
 		}
-	case 'n':
-	case 'c':
 		if (!create_session(server.session_name, cmd))
 			die("create-session");
 		if (action == 'n')
 			break;
 	case 'a':
 	case 'A':
-		if (!attach_session(server.session_name, true)) {
+		if (!attach_session(server.session_name, !force || action == 'a')) {
 			if (action == 'A') {
+				force = false;
 				action = 'c';
 				goto redo;
 			}