[PATCH 1/7] man/modprobe: clarify --dirname option

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The documentation for this flag leads one to believe that the full path
to the module directory is needed. In reality, this flag specifies only
the root of the module path.
---
 man/modprobe.xml | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/modprobe.xml b/man/modprobe.xml
index 0e101a8..4d7639a 100644
--- a/man/modprobe.xml
+++ b/man/modprobe.xml
@@ -177,9 +177,7 @@
         <term><option>-d</option> <option>--dirname</option></term>
         <listitem>
           <para>
-            Directory where modules can be found,
-            <filename>/lib/modules/<replaceable>RELEASE</replaceable></filename>
-            by default.
+            Root directory for modules, <filename>/</filename> by default.
           </para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
-- 
1.7.11.3

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