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doc: Unconfuse file systems and partitions. 

Partitions can have their own labels and UUIDs (e.g. under GPT) that are
unrelated to those of the contained file system.  Confusing the two ends
poorly.

* doc/guix.scm (File Systems, Proceeding with the Installation)
(Using the Configuration System, Initial RAM Disk): Substitute `file
system' for `partition' when talking about labels and UUIDs.
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Tobias Geerinckx-Rice 2018-01-29 20:31:18 +01:00
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@ -8192,7 +8192,7 @@ parted /dev/sda set 1 esp on
Once you are done partitioning the target hard disk drive, you have to
create a file system on the relevant partition(s)@footnote{Currently
GuixSD only supports ext4 and btrfs file systems. In particular, code
that reads partition UUIDs and labels only works for these file system
that reads file system UUIDs and labels only works for these file system
types.}. For the ESP, if you have one and assuming it is
@file{/dev/sda2}, run:
@ -8233,7 +8233,7 @@ root file system):
mount LABEL=my-root /mnt
@end example
Also mount any other partitions you would like to use on the target
Also mount any other file systems you would like to use on the target
system relative to this path. If you have @file{/boot} on a separate
partition for example, mount it at @file{/mnt/boot} now so it is found
by @code{guix system init} afterwards.
@ -8320,7 +8320,7 @@ to a mounted EFI partition, like @code{/boot/efi}, and do make sure the
path is actually mounted.
@item
Be sure that your partition labels match the value of their respective
Be sure that your file system labels match the value of their respective
@code{device} fields in your @code{file-system} configuration, assuming
your @code{file-system} configuration sets the value of @code{title} to
@code{'label}.
@ -8617,7 +8617,7 @@ instead of full-blown desktop environments would look like this:
@include os-config-lightweight-desktop.texi
@end lisp
This example refers to the @file{/boot/efi} partition by its UUID,
This example refers to the @file{/boot/efi} file system by its UUID,
@code{1234-ABCD}. Replace this UUID with the right UUID on your system,
as returned by the @command{blkid} command.
@ -8881,8 +8881,8 @@ interpreted.
When it is the symbol @code{device}, then the @code{device} field is
interpreted as a file name; when it is @code{label}, then @code{device}
is interpreted as a partition label name; when it is @code{uuid},
@code{device} is interpreted as a partition unique identifier (UUID).
is interpreted as a file system label name; when it is @code{uuid},
@code{device} is interpreted as a file system unique identifier (UUID).
UUIDs may be converted from their string representation (as shown by the
@command{tune2fs -l} command) using the @code{uuid} form@footnote{The
@ -8900,8 +8900,8 @@ like this:
(device (uuid "4dab5feb-d176-45de-b287-9b0a6e4c01cb")))
@end example
The @code{label} and @code{uuid} options offer a way to refer to disk
partitions without having to hard-code their actual device
The @code{label} and @code{uuid} options offer a way to refer to file
systems without having to hard-code their actual device
name@footnote{Note that, while it is tempting to use
@file{/dev/disk/by-uuid} and similar device names to achieve the same
result, this is not recommended: These special device nodes are created
@ -18626,7 +18626,7 @@ initialization system.
@item --root=@var{root}
Mount @var{root} as the root file system. @var{root} can be a
device name like @code{/dev/sda1}, a partition label, or a partition
device name like @code{/dev/sda1}, a file system label, or a file system
UUID.
@item --system=@var{system}
@ -18667,7 +18667,7 @@ the root file system specified on the kernel command line via @code{--root}.
@var{file-systems} are mounted (@pxref{Mapped Devices}).
@var{helper-packages} is a list of packages to be copied in the initrd. It may
include @code{e2fsck/static} or other packages needed by the initrd to check
root partition.
the root file system.
When @var{qemu-networking?} is true, set up networking with the standard QEMU
parameters. When @var{virtio?} is true, load additional modules so that the