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| author | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-30 15:49:41 -0500 |
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| committer | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-09-30 15:49:41 -0500 |
| commit | 36cb08fbf0b27b76bc319409f712d0944b4b5354 (patch) | |
| tree | e8211ecbaf0903f2edcccbb471ab10a639175ab9 /chapter07/creatingdirs.xml | |
| parent | 29526d35ef0d06e76c6de74f57ba1bf574b016b6 (diff) | |
Tweaked English idiom and edited for style.
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diff --git a/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml b/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml index bc6162e61..35a0a9003 100644 --- a/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml +++ b/chapter07/creatingdirs.xml @@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ <title>Creating Directories</title> - <para>It is time to create the full structure in the LFS file system.</para> + <para>It is time to create the full directory structure in the LFS file system.</para> - <note><para>Some of the directories mentioned in this section may be - already created earlier with explicit instructions or when installing some + <note><para>Some of the directories mentioned in this section may have + already been created earlier with explicit instructions, or when installing some packages. They are repeated below for completeness.</para></note> <para>Create some root-level directories that are not in the limited set @@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ install -dv -m 0750 /root install -dv -m 1777 /tmp /var/tmp</userinput></screen> <para>Directories are, by default, created with permission mode 755, but - this is not desirable for all directories. In the commands above, two + this is not desirable everywhere. In the commands above, two changes are made—one to the home directory of user <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>, and another to the directories for temporary files.</para> <para>The first mode change ensures that not just anybody can enter - the <filename class="directory">/root</filename> directory—the - same as a normal user would do with his or her home directory. The + the <filename class="directory">/root</filename> directory—just + like a normal user would do with his or her own home directory. The second mode change makes sure that any user can write to the <filename class="directory">/tmp</filename> and <filename class="directory">/var/tmp</filename> directories, but cannot remove @@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ install -dv -m 1777 /tmp /var/tmp</userinput></screen> <sect2> <title>FHS Compliance Note</title> - <para>The directory tree is based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard + <para>This directory tree is based on the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) (available at <ulink url="https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/fhs.shtml"/>). The FHS also specifies - the optional existence of some directories such as <filename + the optional existence of additional directories such as <filename class="directory">/usr/local/games</filename> and <filename - class="directory">/usr/share/games</filename>. We create only the - directories that are needed. However, feel free to create these - directories. </para> + class="directory">/usr/share/games</filename>. In LFS, we create only the + directories that are really necessary. However, feel free to create more + directories, if you wish. </para> </sect2> |