Changeset 2256873 for chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml

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10/06/2004 10:58:24 PM (20 years ago)

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Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>

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chapter06/e2fsprogs.xml

@@ -53 +53 @@
 directories like <filename class="directory">/lib</filename> and
 <filename class="directory">/sbin</filename>. If this option is not
-passed to E2fsprogs' configure, the programs are placed in the
+passed to E2fsprogs' configure, the programs are installed into the
 <filename class="directory">/usr</filename> directory, which is not
 where they should be.</para></listitem>
@@ -107 +107 @@
 </segmentedlist>
 
-<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead>
+<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
 <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
 
@@ -113 +113 @@
 <term><command>badblocks</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>searches a device (usually a disk partition) for bad blocks.</para>
+<para>Searches a device (usually a disk partition) for bad blocks</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs badblocks"><primary sortas="b-badblocks">badblocks</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -121 +121 @@
 <term><command>blkid</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>a command line utility to locate and print block device attributes.</para>
+<para>A command line utility to locate and print block device attributes</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs blkid"><primary sortas="b-blkid">blkid</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -129 +129 @@
 <term><command>chattr</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>changes the attributes of files on an <systemitem 
-class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system. It also changes <systemitem 
+<para>Changes the attributes of files on an <systemitem 
+class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system; it also changes <systemitem 
 class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> file systems, the journaling version of 
-<systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file systems.</para>
+<systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file systems</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs chattr"><primary sortas="b-chattr">chattr</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -140 +140 @@
 <term><command>compile_et</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>an error table compiler. It converts a table of error-code names and 
+<para>An error table compiler; it converts a table of error-code names and 
 messages into a C source file suitable for use with the <filename 
-class="libraryfile">com_err</filename> library.</para>
+class="libraryfile">com_err</filename> library</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs compile_et"><primary sortas="b-compile_et">compile_et</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -150 +150 @@
 <term><command>debugfs</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>a file system debugger. It can be used to examine and change the
-state of an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system.</para>
+<para>A file system debugger; it can be used to examine and change the
+state of an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs debugfs"><primary sortas="b-debugfs">debugfs</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -159 +159 @@
 <term><command>dumpe2fs</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>prints the super block and blocks group information for the file
-system present on a given device.</para>
+<para>Prints the super block and blocks group information for the file
+system present on a given device</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs dumpe2fs"><primary sortas="b-dumpe2fs">dumpe2fs</primary></indexterm>
 <beginpage/></listitem>
@@ -168 +168 @@
 <term><command>e2fsck</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>is used to check, and optionally repair <systemitem 
+<para>Is used to check, and optionally repair <systemitem 
 class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file systems and <systemitem 
-class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> file systems.</para>
+class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem> file systems</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2fsck"><primary sortas="b-e2fsck">e2fsck</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -178 +178 @@
 <term><command>e2image</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>is used to save critical <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
-file system data to a file.</para>
+<para>Is used to save critical <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
+file system data to a file</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2image"><primary sortas="b-e2image">e2image</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -187 +187 @@
 <term><command>e2label</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>displays or changes the file system label on the <systemitem 
-class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system present on a given device.</para>
+<para>Displays or changes the file system label on the <systemitem 
+class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system present on a given device</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs e2label"><primary sortas="b-e2label">e2label</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -196 +196 @@
 <term><command>findfs</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>finds a file system by label or Universally Unique Identifier (UUID).</para>
+<para>Finds a file system by label or Universally Unique Identifier (UUID)</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs findfs"><primary sortas="b-findfs">findfs</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -204 +204 @@
 <term><command>fsck</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>is used to check, and optionally repair, file systems. By default, it checks 
-the file systems listed in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename></para>
+<para>Is used to check, and optionally repair, file systems</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck"><primary sortas="b-fsck">fsck</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -213 +212 @@
 <term><command>fsck.ext2</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>by default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
-file systems.</para>
+<para>By default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
+file systems</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck.ext2"><primary
 sortas="b-fsck.ext2">fsck.ext2</primary></indexterm>
@@ -223 +222 @@
 <term><command>fsck.ext3</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>by default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
-file systems.</para>
+<para>By default checks <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
+file systems</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs fsck.ext3"><primary
 sortas="b-fsck.ext3">fsck.ext3</primary></indexterm>
@@ -233 +232 @@
 <term><command>logsave</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>saves the output of a command in a log file.</para>
+<para>Saves the output of a command in a log file</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs logsave"><primary sortas="b-logsave">logsave</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -241 +240 @@
 <term><command>lsattr</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>lists the attributes of files on a second extended file system.</para>
+<para>Lists the attributes of files on a second extended file system</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs lsattr"><primary sortas="b-lsattr">lsattr</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -249 +248 @@
 <term><command>mk_cmds</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>converts a table of command names and helps messages into a C
+<para>Converts a table of command names and helps messages into a C
 source file suitable for use with the <filename
-class="libraryfile">libss</filename> subsystem library.</para>
+class="libraryfile">libss</filename> subsystem library</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mk_cmds"><primary sortas="b-mk_cmds">mk_cmds</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -259 +258 @@
 <term><command>mke2fs</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>is used to create a second extended file system on the given
-device.</para>
+<para>Is used to create a second extended file system on the given
+device</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mke2fs"><primary sortas="b-mke2fs">mke2fs</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -268 +267 @@
 <term><command>mkfs.ext2</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>by default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
-file systems.</para>
+<para>By default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem>
+file systems</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mkfs.ext2"><primary
 sortas="b-mkfs.ext2">mkfs.ext2</primary></indexterm>
@@ -278 +277 @@
 <term><command>mkfs.ext3</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>by default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
-file systems.</para>
+<para>By default creates <systemitem class="filesystem">ext3</systemitem>
+file systems</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mkfs.ext3"><primary
 sortas="b-mkfs.ext3">mkfs.ext3</primary></indexterm>
@@ -288 +287 @@
 <term><command>mklost+found</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>used to create a <filename class="directory">lost+found</filename> 
-directory on an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system.
-It pre-allocates disk blocks to this directory to lighten the task of 
-<command>e2fsck</command>.</para>
+<para>Used to create a <filename class="directory">lost+found</filename> 
+directory on an <systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system;
+it pre-allocates disk blocks to this directory to lighten the task of 
+<command>e2fsck</command></para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs mklost-found"><primary sortas="b-mklost+found">mklost+found</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -299 +298 @@
 <term><command>resize2fs</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>can be used to enlarge or shrink an <systemitem 
-class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system.</para>
+<para>Can be used to enlarge or shrink an <systemitem 
+class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs resize2fs"><primary sortas="b-resize2fs">resize2fs</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -308 +307 @@
 <term><command>tune2fs</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>adjusts tunable file system parameters on an <systemitem 
-class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system.</para>
+<para>Adjusts tunable file system parameters on an <systemitem 
+class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs tune2fs"><primary sortas="b-tune2fs">tune2fs</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -317 +316 @@
 <term><command>uuidgen</command></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>creates new UUIDs. Each new UUID can reasonably be considered unique
+<para>Creates new UUIDs. Each new UUID can reasonably be considered unique
 among all UUIDs created, on the local system and on other systems, in the
-past and in the future.</para>
+past and in the future</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs uuidgen"><primary sortas="b-uuidgen">uuidgen</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -327 +326 @@
 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libblkid</filename></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>contains routines for device identification and token extraction.</para>
+<para>Contains routines for device identification and token extraction</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libblkid"><primary sortas="c-libblkid">libblkid</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -335 +334 @@
 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libcom_err</filename></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>the common error display routine.</para>
+<para>The common error display routine</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libcom_err"><primary sortas="c-libcom_err">libcom_err</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -343 +342 @@
 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libe2p</filename></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>used by <command>dumpe2fs</command>, <command>chattr</command>,
-and <command>lsattr</command>.</para>
+<para>Used by <command>dumpe2fs</command>, <command>chattr</command>,
+and <command>lsattr</command></para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libe2p"><primary sortas="c-libe2p">libe2p</primary></indexterm>
 <beginpage/></listitem>
@@ -352 +351 @@
 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libext2fs</filename></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>contains routines to enable user-level programs to manipulate an
-<systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system.</para>
+<para>Contains routines to enable user-level programs to manipulate an
+<systemitem class="filesystem">ext2</systemitem> file system</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libext2fs"><primary sortas="c-libext2fs">libext2fs</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -361 +360 @@
 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libss</filename></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>used by <command>debugfs</command>.</para>
+<para>Used by <command>debugfs</command></para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libss"><primary sortas="c-libss">libss</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>
@@ -369 +368 @@
 <term><filename class="libraryfile">libuuid</filename></term>
 <listitem>
-<para>contains routines for generating unique identifiers for objects
-that may be accessible beyond the local system.</para>
+<para>Contains routines for generating unique identifiers for objects
+that may be accessible beyond the local system</para>
 <indexterm zone="ch-system-e2fsprogs libuuid"><primary sortas="c-libuuid">libuuid</primary></indexterm>
 </listitem>