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@@ -55,13 +55,8 @@ This is really only useful for testing.
.TP
.BI -t \ fstype
Specifies the type of file system to be built.
-If not specified, the type is deduced by searching for
-.I filesys
-in
-.I /etc/fstab
-and using the corresponding entry.
-If the type can not be deduced, the default file system type
-(currently minix) is used.
+If not specified, the default file system type
+(currently ext2) is used.
.TP
.B fs-options
File system-specific options to be passed to the real file