From ed26b3a80736a84568fec3d7594d6b766efa4acd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hartmut Goebel <h.goebel@crazy-compilers.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:28:37 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] doc: Clarify description of etc-service-type.

* doc/guix.texi (Service Reference): Update 'etc-service-type'
  documentation.
---
 doc/guix.texi | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/guix.texi b/doc/guix.texi
index 753d3c4827..7d7d556697 100644
--- a/doc/guix.texi
+++ b/doc/guix.texi
@@ -18605,7 +18605,8 @@ The boot script is what the initial RAM disk runs when booting.
 @end defvr
 
 @defvr {Scheme Variable} etc-service-type
-The type of the @file{/etc} service.  This service can be extended by
+The type of the @file{/etc} service.  This service is used to create
+files under @file{/etc} and can be extended by
 passing it name/file tuples such as:
 
 @example
-- 
2.20.1