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diff --git a/man/bootctl.xml b/man/bootctl.xml
index 63ad9392eb..e2575a4751 100644
--- a/man/bootctl.xml
+++ b/man/bootctl.xml
@@ -47,16 +47,16 @@
<refsynopsisdiv>
<cmdsynopsis>
- <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>status</command>
+ <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> status</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
- <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>update</command>
+ <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> update</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
- <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>install</command>
+ <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> install</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
<cmdsynopsis>
- <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>remove</command>
+ <command>bootctl <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg> remove</command>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -68,28 +68,23 @@
system.</para>
<para><command>bootctl status</command> checks and prints the
- currently installed versions of the boot loader binaries and the
+ currently installed versions of the boot loader binaries and
all current EFI boot variables.</para>
- <para><command>bootctl update</command> updates all installed
- versions of systemd-boot, if the current version is newer than the
- version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes
- the EFI default/fallback loader at /EFI/Boot/boot*.efi. A
- systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created, if there
- is no current entry. The created entry will be added to the end of
- the boot order list.</para>
+ <para><command>bootctl update</command> updates all installed versions of systemd-boot, if the current version is
+ newer than the version installed in the EFI system partition. This also includes the EFI default/fallback loader at
+ <filename>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. A systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created if there is no
+ current entry. The created entry will be added to the end of the boot order list.</para>
- <para><command>bootctl install</command> installs systemd-boot into
- the EFI system partition. A copy of systemd-boot will be stored as
- the EFI default/fallback loader at /EFI/Boot/boot*.efi. A systemd-boot
- entry in the EFI boot variables is created and added to the top
- of the boot order list.</para>
+ <para><command>bootctl install</command> installs systemd-boot into the EFI system partition. A copy of
+ systemd-boot will be stored as the EFI default/fallback loader at <filename>/EFI/BOOT/BOOT*.EFI</filename>. A
+ systemd-boot entry in the EFI boot variables is created and added to the top of the boot order list.</para>
<para><command>bootctl remove</command> removes all installed
versions of systemd-boot from the EFI system partition, and removes
systemd-boot from the EFI boot variables.</para>
- <para>If no command is passed <command>status</command> is
+ <para>If no command is passed, <command>status</command> is
implied.</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -101,8 +96,10 @@
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
<xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
<varlistentry>
- <term><option>--path</option></term>
- <listitem><para>Path to the EFI system partition. The default is /boot.</para></listitem>
+ <term><option>--path=</option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Path to the EFI System Partition (ESP). If not specified, <filename>/efi</filename>,
+ <filename>/boot</filename>, and <filename>/boot/efi</filename> are checked in turn. It is recommended to mount
+ the ESP to <filename>/boot</filename>, if possible.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -114,7 +111,7 @@
<refsect1>
<title>Exit status</title>
- <para>On success 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
+ <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
code otherwise.</para>
</refsect1>