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index b50423dc77..a23b9c8946 100644
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@@ -647,13 +647,13 @@ w- /proc/sys/vm/swappiness - - - - 10</programlisting></para>
# an hour ago in "/tmp/foo/bar", are subject to time-based cleanup.
d /tmp/foo/bar - - - - bmA:1h -</programlisting></para>
- <para>Note that while the aging algorithm is run a 'shared' BSD file lock (see <citerefentry
+ <para>Note that while the aging algorithm is run an exclusive BSD file lock (see <citerefentry
project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>flock</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>) is
- taken on each directory the algorithm descends into (and each directory below that, and so on). If the
- aging algorithm finds a lock is already taken on some directory, it (and everything below it) is
- skipped. Applications may use this to temporarily exclude certain directory subtrees from the aging
- algorithm: the applications can take a BSD file lock themselves, and as long as they keep it aging of
- the directory and everything below it is disabled.</para>
+ taken on each directory/file the algorithm decides to remove. If the aging algorithm finds a lock (
+ shared or exclusive) is already taken on some directory/file, it (and everything below it) is skipped.
+ Applications may use this to temporarily exclude certain directory subtrees from the aging algorithm:
+ the applications can take a BSD file lock themselves, and as long as they keep it aging of the
+ directory/file and everything below it is disabled.</para>
</refsect2>
<refsect2>