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@@ -54,11 +54,12 @@ patch:</para>
<screen><userinput>exec /bin/bash --login +h</userinput></screen>
-<para>Note that the parameters used make it an interactive login instance
-(so /etc/profile is read, if it exists, and the first found
-~/.bash_profile, ~/.bash_login or and ~/.profile) and continue to
+<note><para>The parameters used make it an interactive login instance
+(so <filename>/etc/profile</filename> is read, if it exists, and the first found
+<filename>~/.bash_profile</filename>, <filename>~/.bash_login</filename> or
+and <filename>~/.profile</filename>) and continue to
disable hashing so that new programs are found as they become
-available.</para>
+available.</para></note>
</sect2>
@@ -87,7 +88,7 @@ before executing it, thus making this interpreter a powerful tool.</para>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-bash bashbug"><primary sortas="b-bashbug">bashbug</primary></indexterm>
<para>is a shell script to help the user
-compose and mail bug reports concerning bash in a standard format.</para>
+compose and mail bug reports concerning <command>bash</command> in a standard format.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
@@ -96,7 +97,8 @@ compose and mail bug reports concerning bash in a standard format.</para>
<listitem>
<indexterm zone="ch-system-bash sh"><primary sortas="b-sh">sh</primary></indexterm>
<para>is a symlink to the bash program. When invoked
-as sh, bash tries to mimic the startup behavior of historical versions of sh as
+as <command>sh</command>, <command>bash</command> tries to mimic the
+startup behavior of historical versions of <command>sh</command> as
closely as possible, while conforming to the POSIX standard as well.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>