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diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/nfs/nfsroot.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/nfs/nfsroot.rst index 9249be637833..82a4fda057f9 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/nfs/nfsroot.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/nfs/nfsroot.rst @@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ Mounting the root filesystem via NFS (nfsroot) -In order to use a diskless system, such as an X-terminal or printer server -for example, it is necessary for the root filesystem to be present on a -non-disk device. This may be an initramfs (see Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt), -a ramdisk (see Documentation/admin-guide/initrd.rst) or a -filesystem mounted via NFS. The following text describes on how to use NFS -for the root filesystem. For the rest of this text 'client' means the -diskless system, and 'server' means the NFS server. +In order to use a diskless system, such as an X-terminal or printer server for +example, it is necessary for the root filesystem to be present on a non-disk +device. This may be an initramfs (see +Documentation/filesystems/ramfs-rootfs-initramfs.txt), a ramdisk (see +Documentation/admin-guide/initrd.rst) or a filesystem mounted via NFS. The +following text describes on how to use NFS for the root filesystem. For the rest +of this text 'client' means the diskless system, and 'server' means the NFS +server. |