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authorKarel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>2006-12-07 00:25:35 +0100
committerKarel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>2006-12-07 00:25:35 +0100
commit2b6fc908bc368b540845a313c3b8a867c5ad9a42 (patch)
tree6fad48a239bc90515a5dc4084d6e3c3ee1f41e29 /disk-utils/mkfs.8
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@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ In actuality,
is simply a front-end for the various file system builders
(\fBmkfs\fR.\fIfstype\fR)
available under Linux.
-The file system-specific builder is searched for in /etc/fs first,
-then in /etc and finally in the directories listed in the PATH
-enviroment variable.
+The file system-specific builder is searched for in a number
+of directories like /sbin, /sbin/fs, /sbin/fs.d, /etc/fs, /etc
+(the precise list is defined at compile time but at least
+contains /sbin and /sbin/fs), and finally in the directories
+listed in the PATH enviroment variable.
Please see the file system-specific builder manual pages for
further details.
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