This fixes up some bad usage of English in the appendix. I'm betting translators have done better than this on the whole....
Changes put in the public domain. Index: appendix/files.xml =================================================================== --- appendix/files.xml (revision 39542) +++ appendix/files.xml (working copy) @@ -6,13 +6,10 @@ <para> In Linux you have various special files in -<filename>/dev</filename>. These files are called device files. In -the Unix world accessing hardware is different. There you have a -special file which actually runs a driver which in turn accesses the -hardware. The device file is an interface to the actual system -component. Files under <filename>/dev</filename> also behave -differently than ordinary files. Below are the most important device -files listed. +<filename>/dev</filename>. These files are called device files, and behave +differently than ordinary files. The device file is an interface to the actual driver +(part of the Linux kernel) which in turn accesses the hardware. +Below the most important device files are listed. </para><para> @@ -106,7 +103,7 @@ <informaltable><tgroup cols="2"><tbody> <row> <entry><filename>null</filename></entry> - <entry>Everything pointed to this device will disappear</entry> + <entry>Everything written to this device will disappear</entry> </row><row> <entry><filename>zero</filename></entry> <entry>One can endlessly read zeros out of this device</entry> -- Nathanael Nerode <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [Insert famous quote here] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
