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08/29/2004 06:36:34 PM (20 years ago)
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Gerard Beekmans <gerard@…>
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Second round of edits for final release

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    2424<segtitle>Util-linux installation depends on</segtitle>
    2525<seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Coreutils,
    26 Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, Zlib</seg></seglistitem>
     26Diffutils, GCC, Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Ncurses, Sed, and Zlib</seg></seglistitem>
    2727</segmentedlist>
    2828</sect2>
    … …  
    9595more, mount, namei, pg, pivot_root, ramsize (link to rdev), raw, rdev, readprofile,
    9696rename, renice, rev, rootflags (link to rdev), script, setfdprm, setsid, setterm,
    97 sfdisk, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode (link to rdev),
    98 whereis and write</seg></seglistitem>
     97sfdisk, swapdev, swapoff (link to swapon), swapon, tunelp, ul, umount, vidmode (link to rdev),
     98whereis, and write</seg></seglistitem>
    9999</segmentedlist>
    100100
    … …  
    122122<term><command>blockdev</command></term>
    123123<listitem>
    124 <para>allows you to call block device ioctls from the command line.</para>
     124<para>allows users to call block device ioctls from the command line.</para>
    125125<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux blockdev"><primary sortas="b-blockdev">blockdev</primary></indexterm>
    126126</listitem>
    … …  
    138138<term><command>cfdisk</command></term>
    139139<listitem>
    140 <para>is used to manipulate the partition table of the given device.</para>
     140<para>manipulates the partition table of the given device.</para>
    141141<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cfdisk"><primary sortas="b-cfdisk">cfdisk</primary></indexterm>
    142142</listitem>
    … …  
    162162<term><command>colcrt</command></term>
    163163<listitem>
    164 <para>is used to filter <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
    165 that lack some capabilities such as overstriking and half-lines.</para>
     164<para>filters <command>nroff</command> output for terminals
     165that lack some capabilities, such as overstriking and half-lines.</para>
    166166<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux colcrt"><primary sortas="b-colcrt">colcrt</primary></indexterm>
    167167</listitem>
    … …  
    196196<term><command>cytune</command></term>
    197197<listitem>
    198 <para>is used to tune the parameters of the serial line drivers for
     198<para>tunes the parameters of the serial line drivers for
    199199Cyclades cards.</para>
    200200<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux cytune"><primary sortas="b-cytune">cytune</primary></indexterm>
    … …  
    205205<term><command>ddate</command></term>
    206206<listitem>
    207 <para>gives the Discordian date, or converts the given Gregorian date
     207<para>gives the Discordian date or converts the given Gregorian date
    208208to a Discordian one.</para>
    209209<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ddate"><primary sortas="b-ddate">ddate</primary></indexterm>
    … …  
    222222<term><command>elvtune</command></term>
    223223<listitem>
    224 <para>can be used to tune the performance and interactivity of a block
     224<para>tunes the performance and interactivity of a block
    225225device.</para>
    226226<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux elvtune"><primary sortas="b-elvtune">elvtune</primary></indexterm>
    … …  
    239239<term><command>fdisk</command></term>
    240240<listitem>
    241 <para>could be used to manipulate the partition table of the given device.</para>
     241<para>manipulates the partition table of the given device.</para>
    242242<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux fdisk"><primary sortas="b-fdisk">fdisk</primary></indexterm>
    243243</listitem>
    … …  
    273273<term><command>hexdump</command></term>
    274274<listitem>
    275 <para>dumps the given file in hexadecimal, or in another given format.</para>
     275<para>dumps the given file in hexadecimal or in another given format.</para>
    276276<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux hexdump"><primary sortas="b-hexdump">hexdump</primary></indexterm>
    277277</listitem>
    … …  
    281281<term><command>hwclock</command></term>
    282282<listitem>
    283 <para>is used to read or set the system's hardware clock, also called
     283<para>reads or sets the system's hardware clock, also called
    284284the Real-Time Clock (RTC)) or Basic Input-Output System (BIOS)
    285285clock.</para>
    … …  
    339339<term><command>losetup</command></term>
    340340<listitem>
    341 <para>is used to set up and control loop devices.</para>
     341<para>sets up and controls loop devices.</para>
    342342<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux losetup"><primary sortas="b-losetup">losetup</primary></indexterm>
    343343</listitem>
    … …  
    356356<term><command>mkfs</command></term>
    357357<listitem>
    358 <para>is used to build a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
     358<para>builds a file system on a device (usually a hard disk
    359359partition).</para>
    360360<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux mkfs"><primary sortas="b-mkfs">mkfs</primary></indexterm>
    … …  
    397397<term><command>more</command></term>
    398398<listitem>
    399 <para>is a filter for paging through text one screen at a time.</para>
     399<para>a filter for paging through text one screen at a time.</para>
    400400<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux more"><primary sortas="b-more">more</primary></indexterm>
    401401</listitem>
    … …  
    439439<term><command>ramsize</command></term>
    440440<listitem>
    441 <para>is used to set the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image.</para>
     441<para>sets the size of the RAM disk in a bootable image.</para>
    442442<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ramsize"><primary sortas="b-ramsize">ramsize</primary></indexterm>
    443443</listitem>
    … …  
    447447<term><command>rdev</command></term>
    448448<listitem>
    449 <para>is used to query and set the root device among other things in a
     449<para>queries and sets the root device, among other things, in a
    450450bootable image.</para>
    451451<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rdev"><primary sortas="b-rdev">rdev</primary></indexterm>
    … …  
    472472<term><command>renice</command></term>
    473473<listitem>
    474 <para>is used to alter the priority of running processes.</para>
     474<para>alters the priority of running processes.</para>
    475475<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux renice"><primary sortas="b-renice">renice</primary></indexterm>
    476476</listitem>
    … …  
    488488<term><command>rootflags</command></term>
    489489<listitem>
    490 <para>is used to set the rootflags in a bootable image.</para>
     490<para>sets the rootflags in a bootable image.</para>
    491491<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux rootflags"><primary sortas="b-rootflags">rootflags</primary></indexterm>
    492492</listitem>
    … …  
    521521<term><command>setterm</command></term>
    522522<listitem>
    523 <para>is used to set terminal attributes.</para>
     523<para>sets terminal attributes.</para>
    524524<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux setterm"><primary sortas="b-setterm">setterm</primary></indexterm>
    525525</listitem>
    … …  
    529529<term><command>sfdisk</command></term>
    530530<listitem>
    531 <para>is a disk partition table manipulator.</para>
     531<para>a disk partition table manipulator.</para>
    532532<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux sfdisk"><primary sortas="b-sfdisk">sfdisk</primary></indexterm>
    533533</listitem>
    … …  
    537537<term><command>swapdev</command></term>
    538538<listitem>
    539 <para>is used to set the swap device in a bootable image.</para>
     539<para>sets the swap device in a bootable image.</para>
    540540<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux swapdev"><primary sortas="b-swapdev">swapdev</primary></indexterm>
    541541</listitem>
    … …  
    561561<term><command>tunelp</command></term>
    562562<listitem>
    563 <para>is used to tune the parameters of the line printer.</para>
     563<para>tunes the parameters of the line printer.</para>
    564564<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux tunelp"><primary sortas="b-tunelp">tunelp</primary></indexterm>
    565565</listitem>
    … …  
    569569<term><command>ul</command></term>
    570570<listitem>
    571 <para>is a filter for translating underscores into
     571<para>a filter for translating underscores into
    572572escape sequences indicating underlining for the terminal in use.</para>
    573573<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux ul"><primary sortas="b-ul">ul</primary></indexterm>
    … …  
    586586<term><command>vidmode</command></term>
    587587<listitem>
    588 <para>could be used to set the video mode in a bootable image.</para>
     588<para>sets the video mode in a bootable image.</para>
    589589<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux vidmode"><primary sortas="b-vidmode">vidmode</primary></indexterm>
    590590</listitem>
    … …  
    603603<term><command>write</command></term>
    604604<listitem>
    605 <para>sends a message to the given user,
     605<para>sends a message to the given user
    606606<emphasis>if</emphasis> that user has not disabled receipt of such messages.</para>
    607607<indexterm zone="ch-system-util-linux write"><primary sortas="b-write">write</primary></indexterm>
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