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    4444</segmentedlist>
    4545
    46 <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short descriptions</bridgehead>
     46<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
    4747<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
    4848
    … …  
    5050<term><command>checkfs</command></term>
    5151<listitem>
    52 <para>checks the file systems before they are mounted (with the exception of journal
    53 and network based file systems).</para>
     52<para>Checks the file systems before they are mounted (with the exception of journal
     53and network based file systems)</para>
    5454<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts checkfs-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-checkfs">checkfs</primary></indexterm>
    5555</listitem>
    … …  
    5959<term><command>cleanfs</command></term>
    6060<listitem>
    61 <para>removes files that should not be
     61<para>Removes files that should not be
    6262preserved between reboots, such as those in <filename class="directory">/var/run/</filename> and
    63 <filename class="directory">/var/lock/</filename>. It re-creates <filename>/var/run/utmp</filename>
     63<filename class="directory">/var/lock/</filename>; it re-creates <filename>/var/run/utmp</filename>
    6464and removes the possibly present <filename>/etc/nologin</filename>,
    65 <filename>/fastboot</filename>, and <filename>/forcefsck</filename> files.</para>
     65<filename>/fastboot</filename>, and <filename>/forcefsck</filename> files</para>
    6666<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts cleanfs-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-cleanfs">cleanfs</primary></indexterm>
    6767</listitem>
    … …  
    7171<term><command>console</command></term>
    7272<listitem>
    73 <para>loads the keymap table specified as proper for the keyboard
    74 layout.  It also sets the screen font.</para>
     73<para>Loads the keymap table specified as proper for the keyboard
     74layout; it also sets the screen font</para>
    7575<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts console-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-console">console</primary></indexterm>
    7676</listitem>
    … …  
    8080<term><command>functions</command></term>
    8181<listitem>
    82 <para>contains functions shared among different scripts, such as error
    83 and status checking.</para>
     82<para>Contains functions shared among different scripts, such as error
     83and status checking</para>
    8484<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts functions-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-functions">functions</primary></indexterm>
    8585</listitem>
    … …  
    8989<term><command>halt</command></term>
    9090<listitem>
    91 <para>halts the system.</para>
     91<para>Halts the system</para>
    9292<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts halt-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-halt">halt</primary></indexterm>
    9393</listitem>
    … …  
    9797<term><command>ifdown</command></term>
    9898<listitem>
    99 <para>assists the network script with network devices.</para>
     99<para>Assists the network script with network devices</para>
    100100<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifdown-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-ifdown">ifdown</primary></indexterm>
    101101</listitem>
    … …  
    105105<term><command>ifup</command></term>
    106106<listitem>
    107 <para>assists the network script with network devices.</para>
     107<para>Assists the network script with network devices</para>
    108108<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifup-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-ifup">ifup</primary></indexterm>
    109109</listitem>
    … …  
    113113<term><command>localnet</command></term>
    114114<listitem>
    115 <para>sets up the system's hostname and local loopback device.</para>
     115<para>Sets up the system's hostname and local loopback device</para>
    116116<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts localnet-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary></indexterm>
    117117</listitem>
    … …  
    121121<term><command>mountfs</command></term>
    122122<listitem>
    123 <para>mounts all file systems, except ones that are marked
    124 <emphasis>noauto</emphasis> or are network based.</para>
     123<para>Mounts all file systems, except ones that are marked
     124<emphasis>noauto</emphasis> or are network based</para>
    125125<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts mountfs-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-mountfs">mountfs</primary></indexterm>
    126126</listitem>
    … …  
    130130<term><command>mountkernfs</command></term>
    131131<listitem>
    132 <para>is used to mount kernel-provided file systems, such as
    133 <systemitem class="filesystem">proc</systemitem>.</para>
     132<para>Is used to mount kernel-provided file systems, such as
     133<systemitem class="filesystem">proc</systemitem></para>
    134134<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts mountkernfs-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-mountkernfs">mountkernfs</primary></indexterm>
    135135</listitem>
    … …  
    139139<term><command>network</command></term>
    140140<listitem>
    141 <para>sets up network interfaces, such as network cards, and sets up
    142 the default gateway (where applicable).</para>
     141<para>Sets up network interfaces, such as network cards, and sets up
     142the default gateway (where applicable)</para>
    143143<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts network-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-network">network</primary></indexterm>
    144144</listitem>
    … …  
    148148<term><command>rc</command></term>
    149149<listitem>
    150 <para>the master run-level control script.  It is responsible for
     150<para>The master run-level control script; it is responsible for
    151151running all other scripts one-by-one, in a sequence determined by
    152 the name of the symbolic links being processed.</para>
     152the name of the symbolic links being processed</para>
    153153<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts rc-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-rc">rc</primary></indexterm>
    154154</listitem>
    … …  
    158158<term><command>reboot</command></term>
    159159<listitem>
    160 <para>reboots the system.</para>
     160<para>Reboots the system</para>
    161161<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts reboot-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-reboot">reboot</primary></indexterm>
    162162</listitem>
    … …  
    166166<term><command>sendsignals</command></term>
    167167<listitem>
    168 <para>makes sure every process is terminated before the system reboots
    169 or halts.</para>
     168<para>Makes sure every process is terminated before the system reboots
     169or halts</para>
    170170<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts sendsignals-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-sendsignals">sendsignals</primary></indexterm>
    171171</listitem>
    … …  
    175175<term><command>setclock</command></term>
    176176<listitem>
    177 <para>resets the kernel clock to local time in case the hardware clock
    178 is not set to UTC time.</para>
     177<para>Resets the kernel clock to local time in case the hardware clock
     178is not set to UTC time</para>
    179179<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts setclock-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary></indexterm>
    180180</listitem>
    … …  
    184184<term><command>static</command></term>
    185185<listitem>
    186 <para>provides the functionality needed to assign a static Internet
    187 Protocol (IP) address to a network interface.</para>
     186<para>Provides the functionality needed to assign a static Internet
     187Protocol (IP) address to a network interface</para>
    188188<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts static-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-static">static</primary></indexterm>
    189189</listitem>
    … …  
    193193<term><command>swap</command></term>
    194194<listitem>
    195 <para>enables and disables swap files and partitions.</para>
     195<para>Enables and disables swap files and partitions</para>
    196196<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts swap-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-swap">swap</primary></indexterm>
    197197</listitem>
    … …  
    201201<term><command>sysklogd</command></term>
    202202<listitem>
    203 <para>starts and stops the system and kernel log daemons.</para>
     203<para>Starts and stops the system and kernel log daemons</para>
    204204<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts sysklogd-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary></indexterm>
    205205</listitem>
    … …  
    209209<term><command>template</command></term>
    210210<listitem>
    211 <para>a template to create custom bootscripts for other
    212 daemons.</para>
     211<para>A template to create custom bootscripts for other
     212daemons</para>
    213213<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts template-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-template">template</primary></indexterm>
    214214</listitem>
    … …  
    218218<term><command>udev</command></term>
    219219<listitem>
    220 <para>sets up udev and create the devices nodes in <filename
     220<para>Sets up udev and create the devices nodes in <filename
    221221class="directory">/dev</filename></para>
    222222<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts udev-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-udev">udev</primary></indexterm>
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