Block filesystems: improve explanation

Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
bootlin · Oct 15, 2021 · 7a2386e · 7a2386e
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diff --git a/slides/sysdev-block-filesystems/sysdev-block-filesystems.tex b/slides/sysdev-block-filesystems/sysdev-block-filesystems.tex
@@ -93,8 +93,9 @@ \subsection{Block devices}
       Transfers the complete contents of \code{testfile} to
       \code{/dev/sda2}, by blocks of 1 MB, but starting at offset 4 MB
       in \code{/dev/sda2}
-    \item {\bf Typical mistake}: copying a file to a filesystem without
-      mounting it first:\\
+    \item {\bf Typical mistake}: copying a file (which is not a
+          filesystem image) to a filesystem without
+          mounting it first:\\
       \code{dd if=zImage of=/dev/sde1}\\
       Instead, you should use:\\
       \code{sudo mount /dev/sde1 /boot}\\