diff --git a/man/man8/zpool.8 b/man/man8/zpool.8
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@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ A "virtual device" describes a single device or a collection of devices organize
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-A block device, typically located under \fB/dev\fR. \fBZFS\fR can use individual slices or partitions, though the recommended mode of operation is to use whole disks. A disk can be specified by a full path, or it can be a shorthand name (the relative portion of the path under "/dev"). A whole disk can be specified by omitting the slice or partition designation. For example, "c0t0d0" is equivalent to "/dev/c0t0d0s2". When given a whole disk, \fBZFS\fR automatically labels the disk, if necessary.
+A block device, typically located under \fB/dev\fR. \fBZFS\fR can use individual slices or partitions, though the recommended mode of operation is to use whole disks. A disk can be specified by a full path, or it can be a shorthand name (the relative portion of the path under "/dev"). For example, "c0t0d0" is equivalent to "/dev/c0t0d0". A whole disk can be specified by omitting the slice or partition designation. When given a whole disk, \fBZFS\fR automatically labels the disk, if necessary.
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