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diff --git a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml index ba867d88c..264150d58 100644 --- a/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml +++ b/appendixa/utillinux-desc.xml @@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ driver.</para></sect4> messages from the kernel).</para></sect4> <sect4><title>elvtune</title> -<para>elvtune allows to tune the I/O elevator per block device queue +<para>elvtune lets you tune the I/O elevator per block device queue basis.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>fdformat</title> @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ command.</para></sect4> format (ascii, decimal, hexadecimal, octal).</para></sect4> <sect4><title>hwclock</title> -<para>hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (Also called the RTC or BIOS +<para>hwclock queries and sets the hardware clock (also called the RTC or BIOS clock).</para></sect4> <sect4><title>ipcrm</title> @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ clock).</para></sect4> <para>ipcs provides information on IPC facilities.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>isosize</title> -<para>isosize outputs the length of a iso9660 file system.</para></sect4> +<para>isosize outputs the length of an iso9660 file system.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>line</title> <para>line copies one line (up to a newline) from standard input and writes it @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ to standard output.</para></sect4> partition.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>mkfs.bfs</title> -<para>mkfs.bfs creates a SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk +<para>mkfs.bfs creates an SCO bfs file system on a device, usually a harddisk partition.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>mkfs.cramfs</title> @@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ harddisk partition.</para></sect4> time.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>mount</title> -<para>mount mounts a filesystem from a device to a directory (mount -point).</para></sect4> +<para>mount mounts, from many possible sources, filesystems or directories +on a directory (mount point).</para></sect4> <sect4><title>namei</title> <para>namei follows a pathname until a terminal point is found.</para></sect4> @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ BASH or TCSH.</para></sect4> <para>raw is used to bind a Linux raw character device to a block device.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>rdev</title> -<para>rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size, or +<para>rdev queries and sets image root device, swap device, RAM disk size or video mode.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>readprofile</title> @@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ video mode.</para></sect4> root.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>script</title> -<para>script makes typescript of terminal session.</para></sect4> +<para>script makes a typescript of terminal session.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>setfdprm</title> -<para>setfdprm sets user-provides floppy disk parameters.</para></sect4> +<para>setfdprm sets user-provided floppy disk parameters.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>setsid</title> <para>setsid runs programs in a new session.</para></sect4> @@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ root.</para></sect4> which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>umount</title> -<para>umount unmounts a mounted filesystem.</para></sect4> +<para>umount unmounts a mounted filesystem or directory.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>vidmode</title> <para>vidmode queries and sets the video mode.</para></sect4> @@ -221,7 +221,8 @@ which indicates underlining for the terminal in use.</para></sect4> command.</para></sect4> <sect4><title>write</title> -<para>write sends a message to another user.</para></sect4> +<para>write sends a message to another user, if that user has writing +enabled (usually by using mesg).</para></sect4> </sect3> |