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Timestamp:
07/02/2005 05:16:45 PM (19 years ago)
Author:
Archaic <archaic@…>
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6.1, 6.1.1
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Message:

Several minor wording changes in chapter 8. (merge from trunk r6318)

git-svn-id: ​http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/6.1/BOOK@6336 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689

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  • chapter07/bootscripts.xml

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    5151<term><command>checkfs</command></term>
    5252<listitem>
    53 <para>Checks the file systems before they are mounted (with the exception of journal
    54 and network based file systems)</para>
     53<para>Checks the integrity of the file systems before they are mounted (with the
     54exception of journal and network based file systems)</para>
    5555<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts checkfs-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-checkfs">checkfs</primary></indexterm>
    5656</listitem>
    … …  
    7272<term><command>console</command></term>
    7373<listitem>
    74 <para>Loads the keymap table specified as proper for the keyboard
    75 layout; it also sets the screen font</para>
     74<para>Loads the correct keymap table for the desired keyboard layout; it also
     75sets the screen font</para>
    7676<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts console-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-console">console</primary></indexterm>
    7777</listitem>
    … …  
    8181<term><command>functions</command></term>
    8282<listitem>
    83 <para>Contains functions shared among different scripts, such as error
    84 and status checking</para>
     83<para>Contains common functions that are used by several bootscripts, such as
     84error and status checking</para>
    8585<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts functions-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-functions">functions</primary></indexterm>
    8686</listitem>
    … …  
    9898<term><command>hotplug</command></term>
    9999<listitem>
    100 <para>Load modules for system devices</para>
     100<para>Loads modules for system devices</para>
    101101<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts hotplug-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-hotplug">hotplug</primary></indexterm>
    102102</listitem>
    … …  
    106106<term><command>ifdown</command></term>
    107107<listitem>
    108 <para>Assists the network script with network devices</para>
     108<para>Assists the network script with stopping network devices</para>
    109109<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifdown-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-ifdown">ifdown</primary></indexterm>
    110110</listitem>
    … …  
    114114<term><command>ifup</command></term>
    115115<listitem>
    116 <para>Assists the network script with network devices</para>
     116<para>Assists the network script with starting network devices</para>
    117117<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifup-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-ifup">ifup</primary></indexterm>
    118118</listitem>
    … …  
    139139<term><command>mountkernfs</command></term>
    140140<listitem>
    141 <para>Is used to mount kernel-provided file systems, such as
    142 <systemitem class="filesystem">proc</systemitem></para>
     141<para>Mounts virtual kernel file systems, such as <systemitem
     142class="filesystem">proc</systemitem></para>
    143143<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts mountkernfs-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-mountkernfs">mountkernfs</primary></indexterm>
    144144</listitem>
    … …  
    157157<term><command>rc</command></term>
    158158<listitem>
    159 <para>The master run-level control script; it is responsible for
    160 running all other scripts one-by-one, in a sequence determined by
    161 the name of the symbolic links being processed</para>
     159<para>The master run-level control script; it is responsible for running all the
     160other bootscripts one-by-one, in a sequence determined by the name of the
     161symbolic links being processed</para>
    162162<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts rc-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-rc">rc</primary></indexterm>
    163163</listitem>
    … …  
    227227<term><command>udev</command></term>
    228228<listitem>
    229 <para>Sets up udev and create the device nodes in <filename
    230 class="directory">/dev</filename></para>
     229<para>Prepares the <filename class="directory">/dev</filename> directory and
     230starts Udev</para>
    231231<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts udev-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-udev">udev</primary></indexterm>
    232232</listitem>
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