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authorArchaic <archaic@linuxfromscratch.org>2005-06-30 17:53:21 +0000
committerArchaic <archaic@linuxfromscratch.org>2005-06-30 17:53:21 +0000
commite5846effb0fab3c1f10b071660f96b45749d74cb (patch)
tree19a0470656a5a047b8fd36cb265fd363687f921e /chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
parent7efa3be047998850dec035e52784fb6ea63eb1bc (diff)
Round 2 of several minor wording changes in chapter 6 (matt).
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@6258 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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diff --git a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
index dae7254c3..2df545de7 100644
--- a/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
+++ b/chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml
@@ -52,15 +52,15 @@ cd build</userinput></screen>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><parameter>--with-root-prefix=""</parameter></term>
-<listitem><para>Certain programs (such as the
-<command>e2fsck</command> program) are considered essential programs.
-When, for example, <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> is not
-mounted, these essential programs need to be available. They belong in
-directories like <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and
-<filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>. If this option is not
-passed to E2fsprogs' configure, the programs are installed into the
-<filename class="directory">/usr</filename> directory, which is not
-where they should be.</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>Certain programs (such as the <command>e2fsck</command> program)
+are considered essential programs. When, for example, <filename
+class="directory">/usr</filename> is not mounted, these essential programs need
+to be available. They belong in directories like <filename
+class="directory">/lib</filename> and <filename
+class="directory">/sbin</filename>. If this option is not passed to E2fsprogs'
+configure, the programs are installed into the <filename
+class="directory">/usr</filename> directory.</para></listitem>
+
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ information regarding EVMS.</para></listitem>
<para>To test the results, issue:
<userinput>make check</userinput>.</para>
-<para>Install most of the package:</para>
+<para>Install the binaries and documentation:</para>
<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
@@ -264,8 +264,7 @@ class="libraryfile">libss</filename> subsystem library</para>
<varlistentry id="mke2fs">
<term><command>mke2fs</command></term>
<listitem>
-<para>Is used to create a second extended file system on the given
-device</para>
+<para>Creates an ext2 or ext3 file system on the given device</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mke2fs"><primary sortas="b-mke2fs">mke2fs</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>