diff --git a/xorriso/emulators.c b/xorriso/emulators.c
index f6e50c83..a80c0649 100644
--- a/xorriso/emulators.c
+++ b/xorriso/emulators.c
@@ -582,12 +582,14 @@ int Xorriso_genisofs_help(struct XorrisO *xorriso, int flag)
 "  -o FILE, -output FILE       Set output file name",
 "  -m GLOBFILE, -exclude GLOBFILE",
 "                              Exclude file name",
+"  -x FILE, -old-exclude FILE  Exclude file name",
 "  -exclude-list FILE          File with list of file names to exclude",
 "  -pad                        Pad output by 300k (default)",
 "  -no-pad                     Do not pad output",
 "  -M FILE, -prev-session FILE Set path to previous session to merge",
 "  -C PARAMS, -cdrecord-params PARAMS",
 "                              Magic paramters from cdrecord",
+"  -dir-mode mode              Make the mode of all directories this mode.",
 "  -path-list FILE             File with list of pathnames to process",
 "  --quoted_path_list FILE     File with list of quoted pathnames to process",
 "  -print-size                 Print estimated filesystem size and exit",
@@ -733,14 +735,14 @@ int Xorriso_genisofs(struct XorrisO *xorriso, char *whom,
 {
  int ret, i, j, was_path= 0, was_other_option= 0, mem_graft_points, mem;
  int do_print_size= 0, fd, idx, iso_level= 0, no_emul_boot= 0;
- int option_b= 0, was_failure= 0, fret, lower_r= 0, zero= 0;
+ int option_b= 0, was_failure= 0, fret, lower_r= 0, zero= 0, dir_mode= -1;
+ mode_t mode_and, mode_or;
  int with_boot_image= 0, with_cat_path= 0;
  int *weight_list= NULL, weight_count= 0;
  int *delay_opt_list= NULL, delay_opt_count= 0;
  char sfe[5*SfileadrL], adr[SfileadrL+8], ra_text[80], pathspec[2*SfileadrL];
  char *ept, *add_pt, eff_path[SfileadrL], indev[SfileadrL+8], msc[80], *cpt;
  char *boot_path;
- static char *lower_r_args[3]= {"/", "-exec", "mkisofs_r"};
  static char *sort_weight_args[4]= {"", "-exec", "sort_weight", ""};
 
  strcpy(ra_text, xorriso->report_about_text);
@@ -1171,6 +1173,16 @@ not_enough_args:;
        goto not_enough_args;
      i++;
      /* was already handled in first argument scan */;
+   } else if(strcmp(argv[i], "-dir-mode") == 0) {
+     if(i+1>=argc)
+       goto not_enough_args;
+     i++;
+     ret= Xorriso_convert_modstring(xorriso, "-as mkisofs -dir-mode",
+                                    argv[i], &mode_and, &mode_or, 0);
+     if(ret<=0)
+       goto problem_handler_2;
+     dir_mode= mode_or;
+
    } else if(argv[i][0]=='-' && argv[i][1]!=0) {
      sprintf(xorriso->info_text, "-as %s: Unknown option %s",
              whom, Text_shellsafe(argv[i], sfe, 0));
@@ -1225,11 +1237,21 @@ problem_handler_2:;
      goto ex;
  }
  if(lower_r) {
+   static char *lower_r_args[3]= {"/", "-exec", "mkisofs_r"};
    zero= 0;
    ret= Xorriso_option_find(xorriso, 3, lower_r_args, &zero, 2);
    if(ret<=0)
      goto ex;
  }
+ if(dir_mode >= 0) {
+   static char *dir_mode_args[6]= {"/", "-type", "d", "-exec", "chmod", ""};
+   zero= 0;
+   sprintf(sfe, "0%o", (unsigned int) dir_mode);
+   dir_mode_args[5]= sfe;
+   ret= Xorriso_option_find(xorriso, 6, dir_mode_args, &zero, 2);
+   if(ret<=0)
+     goto ex;
+ }
 
  for(j= 0; j < weight_count; j++) {
    i= weight_list[j];
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso.texi b/xorriso/xorriso.texi
index 7b52728c..af55bbfd 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso.texi
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso.texi
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 @c man .\" First parameter, NAME, should be all caps
 @c man .\" Second parameter, SECTION, should be 1-8, maybe w/ subsection
 @c man .\" other parameters are allowed: see man(7), man(1)
-@c man .TH XORRISO 1 "Jun 24, 2010"
+@c man .TH XORRISO 1 "Jun 25, 2010"
 @c man .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage.
 @c man .\"
 @c man .\" Some roff macros, for reference:
@@ -518,8 +518,9 @@ An @strong{MBR} contains boot code and a partition table. It does not hamper
 CDROM booting. The new MBR of a follow-up session can get in effect
 only on overwriteable media.
 @*
-Emulation -as mkisofs supports the example options out of the ISOLINUX wiki.
-It also supports the options used in GRUB script grub-mkrescue.
+Emulation -as mkisofs supports the example options out of the ISOLINUX wiki,
+the options used in GRUB script grub-mkrescue, and the example in the
+FreeBSD AvgLiveCD wiki.
 @*
 The support for other boot image types is sparse.
 @*
@@ -3812,7 +3813,8 @@ Personality "@strong{mkisofs}" accepts the options listed with:
 @*
   -as mkisofs -help @minus{}@minus{}
 @*
-Among them: -R (always on), -r, -J, -o, -M, -C, -path-list, -m, -exclude-list,
+Among them: -R (always on), -r, -J, -o, -M, -C, -dir-mode,
+-path-list, -m, -exclude-list,
 -f, -print-size, -pad, -no-pad, -V, -v, -version, -graft-points, -z,
 -no-emul-boot, -b, -c, -boot-info-table, -boot-load-size, -input-charset, -G,
 -output-charset, -U, -hide, -hide-joliet, -hide-list, -hide-joliet-list,
diff --git a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
index 10f7fe7f..2d746483 100644
--- a/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
+++ b/xorriso/xorriso_timestamp.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.06.24.084800"
+#define Xorriso_timestamP "2010.06.25.095836"