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@@ -79,12 +79,17 @@ offers the best performance (in terms of speed and CPU usage) of
the filesystems supported under Linux.
.TP
.B ext3
-is a journaling version of the ext2 filesystem.
+is a journaling version of the
+.B ext2
+filesystem.
It is easy to
-switch back and forth between ext2 and ext3.
+switch back and forth between
+.BR ext2 " and " ext3 .
.TP
.B ext4
-is a set of upgrades to ext3 including substantial performance and
+is a set of upgrades to
+.B ext3
+including substantial performance and
reliability enhancements,
plus large increases in volume, file, and directory size limits.
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@@ -125,7 +130,8 @@ sacrificing compatibility with DOS.
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.B vfat
is an extended DOS filesystem used by Microsoft Windows95 and Windows NT.
-vfat adds the capability to use long filenames under the MSDOS filesystem.
+.B vfat
+adds the capability to use long filenames under the MSDOS filesystem.
.TP
.B ntfs
replaces Microsoft Window's FAT filesystems (VFAT, FAT32).