Subject: Re: More Guide patches
To: NetBSD Docs <netbsd-docs@NetBSD.org>
From: Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>
List: netbsd-docs
Date: 12/12/2004 18:31:12
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On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 04:22:16PM +0000, Ceri Davies wrote:
> Some spelling corrections, some grammar, and some corrections to what
> I believe are Deutsch-isms.
Updated patch to chap-boot.xml, as the one provided earlier now has
conflicts.
Ceri
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm
not sure about the former. -- Einstein (attrib.)
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RCS file: /a/NetBSD/ncvs/htdocs/guide/en/chap-boot.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.17
diff -u -r1.17 chap-boot.xml
--- chap-boot.xml 11 Dec 2004 01:10:56 -0000 1.17
+++ chap-boot.xml 12 Dec 2004 18:29:50 -0000
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
<para>For the first login you will use the <username>root</username>
superuser, which is the only user defined at the end of the
installation.
- At the password prompt write the password for root that you
+ At the password prompt type the password for root that you
have defined during the installation.
If you haven't defined a password, just press Enter.</para>
=20
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
<sect1 id=3D"chap-boot-keyboard-layout">
<title>Changing the keyboard layout</title>
=20
- <para>The keyboard has still the US layout; if you have a different ke=
yboard
+ <para>The keyboard still has the US layout; if you have a different ke=
yboard
it's better to change its layout now, before
starting to configure the system.
For example, to use the italian keyboard, give the following command=
:</para>
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@
<quote><replaceable>name</replaceable></quote>
command and <command>man -k <replaceable>name</replaceable></command=
> shows a list of man pages
dealing with <quote><replaceable>name</replaceable></quote> (you can=
also use the
- <command>apropos</command> command.)</para>
+ <command>apropos</command> command).</para>
=20
<para>To learn the basics of the <command>man</command> command, type:=
</para>
=20
<screen>&rprompt; <userinput>man man</userinput></screen>
=20
- <para>The manual is divided in nine sections, containing not only basic
- informations on commands but also the descriptions of some &os;
+ <para>The manual is divided into nine sections, containing not only ba=
sic
+ information on commands but also the descriptions of some &os;
features and structures.
For example, take a look at the &man.hier.7; man page, which describ=
es in
detail the layout of the filesystem used by &os;.</para>
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
New password:
Retype new password:</screen>
=20
- <para>Password are not displayed on the screen while you type.
+ <para>Passwords are not displayed on the screen while you type.
Later we will see how to add other accounts on the system.</para>
</sect1>
=20
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
chosen during system installation time, and it usually is
<command>csh</command>; if this
doesn't mean anything to you, you should begin studying csh with
- (&man.csh.1;): it's a good interactive shell
+ &man.csh.1;: it's a good interactive shell
although it lacks history editing (have a look at
<emphasis>tcsh</emphasis>, bash or even the &os;
<filename>/bin/sh</filename> for this).
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@
</itemizedlist>
=20
<para>The new shell will come into effect the next time you login.
- In the mean time, you can issue the following command if you use
+ In the meantime, you can issue the following command if you use
<command>csh</command>:</para>
=20
<screen>&rprompt; <userinput>set filec</userinput></screen>
=20
- <para>that enables filename completion on the command line (with the E=
SC
+ <para>which enables filename completion on the command line (with the =
ESC
key; use Ctrl+D for a list of possible completions.)</para>
=20
<para>You can also install other shells on the system, if you want to:
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
the one in <filename>/etc/defaults/rc.conf</filename> (which
should stay unchanged).</para>
=20
- <para>Understanding the <filename>/etc/rc.con</filename> file is
+ <para>Understanding the <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> file is
very important. The &man.rc.conf.5; manual page contains a
detailed description of all the options.</para>
=20
@@ -343,16 +343,16 @@
</listitem>
=20
<listitem>
- <para>Define an <emphasis>hostname</emphasis> for your machine (use
+ <para>Define a <emphasis>hostname</emphasis> for your machine (use
a fully qualified hostname, i.e. one including domain).
If you have a standalone machine you can use any name (for
- example, <hostid>woody.toys.net</hostid>.)
+ example, <hostid>woody.toys.net</hostid>).
If your machine is connected to a network, you should supply
the correct network name.</para>
=20
<note>
<para>Make sure that the hostname is resolvable, either using
- DNS or <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>, some programs
+ DNS or <filename>/etc/hosts</filename>; some programs
do not work with an unresolvable hostname.</para>
</note>
</listitem>
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
=20
<para>
Suppose we want to enable soft-dependencies for all filesystems,
- except for the <filename>/</filename> partition, we would change
+ except for the <filename>/</filename> partition. We would change
it to (changes are emphasized):
</para>
=20
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
<sect1 id=3D"chap-boot-rebooting">
<title>Rebooting the system</title>
=20
- <para>In this first session you have</para>
+ <para>In this first session you have:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
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