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diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/basics/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/basics/_index.adoc index 0abb750dab..ad0cdb7a9c 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/basics/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/basics/_index.adoc @@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ This chapter covers the basic commands and functionality of the FreeBSD operatin Much of this material is relevant for any UNIX(R)-like operating system. New FreeBSD users are encouraged to read through this chapter carefully. -After reading this chapter, you will know: +Read this chapter to learn: * How to use and configure virtual consoles. * How to create and manage users and groups on FreeBSD. @@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ How to configure NIS is covered in crossref:network-servers[network-servers,Netw Any user can easily change their password using man:passwd[1]. To prevent accidental or unauthorized changes, this command will prompt for the user's original password before a new password can be set: -.Changing Your Password +.Changing The Password [example] ==== [source,shell] @@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ The root directory also contains mount points for other file systems that are mo A mount point is a directory where additional file systems can be grafted onto a parent file system (usually the root file system). This is further described in crossref:basics[disk-organization, Disk Organization]. -Standard mount points include `/usr/`, `/var/`, `/tmp/`, `/mnt/`, and `/cdrom/`. +Standard mount points include `/usr/`, `/var/`, `/tmp/`, `/mnt/`, and `/media/`. These directories are usually referenced to entries in `/etc/fstab`. This file is a table of various file systems and mount points and is read by the system. Most of the file systems in `/etc/fstab` are mounted automatically at boot time from the script man:rc[8] unless their entry includes `noauto`. @@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ There are some drawbacks to this approach, and one advantage. * FreeBSD's file systems are robust if power is lost. However, a power loss at a critical point could still damage the structure of the file system. By splitting data over multiple file systems it is more likely that the system will still come up, making it easier to restore from backup as necessary. .Benefit of a Single File System -* File systems are a fixed size. If you create a file system when you install FreeBSD and give it a specific size, you may later discover that you need to make the partition bigger. This is not easily accomplished without backing up, recreating the file system with the new size, and then restoring the backed up data. +* File systems are a fixed size. When creating a file system during the FreeBSD installation and giving it a specific size, it may be that one wants to make the partition bigger. This is not easily accomplished without backing up, recreating the file system with the new size, and then restoring the backed up data. + [IMPORTANT] ==== @@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ These devices are used by file systems that expect to occupy a slice. Each GPT or BSD partition can contain only one file system, which means that file systems are often described by either their typical mount point in the file system hierarchy, or the name of the partition they are contained in. FreeBSD also uses disk space for _swap space_ to provide _virtual memory_. -This allows your computer to behave as though it has much more memory than it actually does. +This allows the computer to behave as though it has much more memory than it actually does. When FreeBSD runs out of memory, it moves some of the data that is not currently being used to the swap space, and moves it back in (moving something else out) when it needs it. This is called _paging_. @@ -1772,7 +1772,7 @@ For example, to change the shell to `bash`: % chsh -s /usr/local/bin/bash .... -Enter your password at the prompt and press kbd:[Return] to change your shell. +Enter the password at the prompt and press kbd:[Return] to change the shell. Log off and log in again to start using the new shell. [NOTE] |