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diff --git a/prologue/typography.xml b/prologue/typography.xml index 801985807..cf129a5ac 100644 --- a/prologue/typography.xml +++ b/prologue/typography.xml @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ EOF</userinput></screen> <para>This format is used when creating configuration files. The first command tells the system to create the file <filename>$LFS/etc/group</filename> from - whatever is typed on the following lines until the sequence end of file (EOF) + whatever is typed on the following lines until the sequence End Of File (EOF) is encountered. Therefore, this entire section is generally typed as seen.</para> @@ -70,14 +70,12 @@ EOF</userinput></screen> <para><filename>passwd(5)</filename></para> - <para>This format is used to refer to a specific manual page (hereinafter - referred to simply as a <quote>man</quote> page). The number inside parentheses - indicates a specific section inside of <command>man</command>. For example, + <para>This format is used to refer to a specific manual (man) page. The number inside parentheses + indicates a specific section inside the manuals. For example, <command>passwd</command> has two man pages. Per LFS installation instructions, those two man pages will be located at <filename>/usr/share/man/man1/passwd.1</filename> and - <filename>/usr/share/man/man5/passwd.5</filename>. Both man pages have different - information in them. When the book uses <filename>passwd(5)</filename> it is + <filename>/usr/share/man/man5/passwd.5</filename>. When the book uses <filename>passwd(5)</filename> it is specifically referring to <filename>/usr/share/man/man5/passwd.5</filename>. <command>man passwd</command> will print the first man page it finds that matches <quote>passwd</quote>, which will be |