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| author | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-12-19 13:44:36 -0600 |
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| committer | David Bryant <davidbryant@gvtc.com> | 2022-12-19 13:44:36 -0600 |
| commit | d15c80e1b48c272ccd5b4510c2c139bda30896bc (patch) | |
| tree | f4f7913990fe1c184f3441f7f5331a8e4f6d3e53 /chapter08/sysvinit.xml | |
| parent | 8cde1045985f5a4ddf73dba34deac0f103f09a37 (diff) | |
Capitalize package names. Patch up a clumsy sentence. Change an
instance of the imperative mood to the indicative. Improve the
description of the "halt" and "init" programs.
Diffstat (limited to 'chapter08/sysvinit.xml')
| -rw-r--r-- | chapter08/sysvinit.xml | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/chapter08/sysvinit.xml b/chapter08/sysvinit.xml index 0d6914a45..7b31ec007 100644 --- a/chapter08/sysvinit.xml +++ b/chapter08/sysvinit.xml @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ <varlistentry id="fstab-decode"> <term><command>fstab-decode</command></term> <listitem> - <para>Run a command with fstab-encoded arguments</para> + <para>Runs a command with fstab-encoded arguments</para> <indexterm zone="ch-system-sysvinit fstab-decode"> <primary sortas="b-fstab-decode">fstab-decode</primary> </indexterm> @@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ <term><command>halt</command></term> <listitem> <para>Normally invokes <command>shutdown</command> with the - <parameter>-h</parameter> option, except when already in run-level 0, - then it tells the kernel to halt the system; it notes in the - file <filename>/var/log/wtmp</filename> that the system is being - brought down</para> + <parameter>-h</parameter> option, but when already in run-level 0, + it tells the kernel to halt the system; it notes in the + file <filename>/var/log/wtmp</filename> that the system is + going down</para> <indexterm zone="ch-system-sysvinit halt-sysv"> <primary sortas="b-halt">halt</primary> </indexterm> @@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ <term><command>init</command></term> <listitem> <para>The first process to be started when the kernel has initialized - the hardware which takes over the boot process and starts all the - proceses specified in its configuration file</para> + the hardware; it takes over the boot process and starts all the + processes specified in its configuration file</para> <indexterm zone="ch-system-sysvinit init-sysv"> <primary sortas="b-init">init</primary> </indexterm> @@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ <term><command>killall5</command></term> <listitem> <para>Sends a signal to all processes, except the processes in its own - session so it will not kill its parent shell</para> + session; it will not kill its parent shell</para> <indexterm zone="ch-system-sysvinit killall5"> <primary sortas="b-killall5">killall5</primary> </indexterm> |