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+++ 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>