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diff --git a/disk-utils/mkfs.8 b/disk-utils/mkfs.8 index e391f7141..57132a483 100644 --- a/disk-utils/mkfs.8 +++ b/disk-utils/mkfs.8 @@ -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. .SH OPTIONS |