Update userguide

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@@ -75,16 +75,16 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>awk</tt></td><td> </td><td>See <tt>gawk</tt>.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>base64</tt></td><td> </td><td>Base64 encode or decode to standard output. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>basename</tt></td><td> </td><td>Strips directory and optionally suffix from a /path/to/filename string.</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>bash</tt></td><td> </td><td>Bourne-again shell</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>bash</tt></td><td> </td><td>Bourne-again shell.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>bc</tt></td><td> </td><td>An arbitrary precision calculator language.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>beep</tt></td><td> </td><td>Rings a bell. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>bunzip2</tt></td><td> </td><td>See <tt>bzip2</tt>.</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>bzip2</tt></td><td> </td><td>File compressor</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>c++</tt></td><td> </td><td>C++-Compiler</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>bzip2</tt></td><td> </td><td>File compressor.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>c++</tt></td><td> </td><td>C  -Compiler.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>cal</tt></td><td> </td><td>Displays a calendar. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>cat</tt></td><td> </td><td>Concatenates files and prints to standard output. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>catattr</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints out the contents of an attribute of a file. <a href="cli-apps.html">(Haiku specific)</a></td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>cc</tt></td><td> </td><td>C-Compiler</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>cc</tt></td><td> </td><td>C-Compiler.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>checkfs</tt></td><td> </td><td>Checks and repairs the file system. <a href="cli-apps.html">(Haiku specific)</a></td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>checkitout</tt></td><td> </td><td>Checks out sources simply with their repository's URL.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>chgrp</tt></td><td> </td><td>Changes group ownership of files. </td></tr>
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>cmp</tt></td><td> </td><td>Compares files byte by byte.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>collectcatkeys </tt></td><td> </td><td>[Leftover from the move of locale-kit.]</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>comm</tt></td><td> </td><td>Compares sorted files line by line. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>compress</tt></td><td> </td><td>Data compression program</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>consoled</tt></td><td> </td><td>Console daemon </td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>compress</tt></td><td> </td><td>Data compression program.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>consoled</tt></td><td> </td><td>Console daemon.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>copyattr</tt></td><td> </td><td>Copies all or a subset of attributes from one or more files to another or new file. <a href="cli-apps.html">(Haiku specific)</a></td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>cp</tt></td><td> </td><td>Copies files and directories. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>csplit</tt></td><td> </td><td>Split a file into pieces separated by a specified pattern.</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>ctags</tt></td><td> </td><td>Generates an index file for a variety of language objects found in files</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>ctags</tt></td><td> </td><td>Generates an index file for a variety of language objects found in files.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>cut</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints out sections from each line of a file.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>date</tt></td><td> </td><td>Displays or sets the current time and date.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>dc</tt></td><td> </td><td>Desk calculator language.</td></tr>
@@ -142,19 +142,19 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>frcode</tt></td><td> </td><td>Called by updatedb to compress the list of file names.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>freetype-config</tt></td><td> </td><td>Shows FreeType compilation and linking information.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>fstrim</tt></td><td> </td><td>Send a TRIM command to an SSD drive.</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>ftp</tt></td><td> </td><td>File transfer program</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>ftpd</tt></td><td> </td><td>FTP daemon</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>ftp</tt></td><td> </td><td>File transfer program.</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>ftpd</tt></td><td> </td><td>FTP daemon.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>funzip</tt></td><td> </td><td>Extracts the first item of an archive to standard output.</td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>fwcontrol</tt></td><td> </td><td>FireWire control program</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>fwcontrol</tt></td><td> </td><td>FireWire control program.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>gawk</tt></td><td> </td><td>Pattern scanning and processing language. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>gdb</tt></td><td> </td><td>GNU debugger</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>gdb</tt></td><td> </td><td>GNU debugger.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>getlimits</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints platform dependent limits in a format useful for shell scripts. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>grep</tt></td><td> </td><td>Search for a pattern.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>groups</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints group memberships for each username. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>gunzip</tt></td><td> </td><td>See <tt>gzip</tt>.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>gzexe</tt></td><td> </td><td>De/Compresses executables. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>gzip</tt></td><td> </td><td>De/Compresses files. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>hd</tt></td><td> </td><td>Hexdump</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>hd</tt></td><td> </td><td>Hexdump.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>head</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints the first lines of a file.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>hey</tt></td><td> </td><td>A small tool for scripting GUI apps.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>hostname</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints or sets the hostname of the system. </td></tr>
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>ifconfig</tt></td><td> </td><td>Configures a network interface. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>install</tt></td><td> </td><td>Copies files to a destination without disrupting the running system.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>install-wifi-firmwares.sh</tt></td><td> </td><td>Installs firmware for various wireless network cards. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>installoptionalpackage</tt></td><td> </td><td>Temporary solution for installing optional packages. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>installsound</tt></td><td> </td><td>Installs a new sound event in the Sounds preferences panel. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>iroster</tt></td><td> </td><td>Lists input devices. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>isvolume</tt></td><td> </td><td>Gets information about a mounted volume.</td></tr>
@@ -194,14 +193,14 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>ls</tt></td><td> </td><td>Lists directory content. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>lsindex</tt></td><td> </td><td>Displays the indexed attributes on the current volume/partition.  <a href="cli-apps.html">(Haiku specific)</a></td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>mail2mbox</tt></td><td> </td><td>Converts BeOS e-mail files to Unix mailbox files. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>make</tt></td><td> </td><td>GNU make utility</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>make</tt></td><td> </td><td>GNU make utility.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>makebootable</tt></td><td> </td><td>Makes the specified BFS partitions/devices bootable by writing boot code into the first two sectors. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>mbox2mail</tt></td><td> </td><td>Converts Unix mailbox files to BeOS e-mail files.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>md5sum</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints or checks MD5 checksums.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>merge</tt></td><td> </td><td>Three-way file merge. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>message</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints a flattened BMessage file. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>mimeset</tt></td><td> </td><td>Sets MIME type of a file. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>mkdepend</tt></td><td> </td><td>Makefile dependency generator</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>mkdepend</tt></td><td> </td><td>Makefile dependency generator.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>mkdir</tt></td><td> </td><td>Creates a directory. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>mkdos</tt></td><td> </td><td>Initializes FAT partitions. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>mkfifo</tt></td><td> </td><td>Creates named pipes. </td></tr>
@@ -228,7 +227,7 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>paste</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints lines consisting of the sequentially corresponding lines from each file, separated by tabs.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>patch</tt></td><td> </td><td>Applies a diff file to an original. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>pathchk</tt></td><td> </td><td>Diagnoses invalid or unportable file names. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>pc</tt></td><td> </td><td>Programmer's calculator</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>pc</tt></td><td> </td><td>Programmer's calculator.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>ping</tt></td><td> </td><td>Sends ICMP-echo-request to network host. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>pkg-config</tt></td><td> </td><td>Analyzes and configures a Haiku package.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>pkgman</tt></td><td> </td><td>Manages packages and package repositories.</td></tr>
@@ -246,7 +245,7 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>pwd</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints current directory. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>query</tt></td><td> </td><td>A shell utility emulating Tracker's "Find by formula" functionality.  <a href="cli-apps.html">(Haiku specific)</a></td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>quit</tt></td><td> </td><td>Quits an application. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>rc</tt></td><td> </td><td>Resource compiler</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>rc</tt></td><td> </td><td>Resource compiler.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>readlink</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints the path to the destination of a symbolic link.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>reindex</tt></td><td> </td><td>Puts attributes of existing files into newly created indexes. <a href="cli-apps.html">(Haiku specific)</a></td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>release</tt></td><td> </td><td>Releases a semaphore. </td></tr>
@@ -293,7 +292,7 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>tcptester</tt></td><td> </td><td>[deprecated] </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>tee</tt></td><td> </td><td>Writes or appends data from standard input to a file.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>telnet</tt></td><td> </td><td>User interface to the telnet protocol. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>telnetd</tt></td><td> </td><td>Telnet daemon</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>telnetd</tt></td><td> </td><td>Telnet daemon.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>test</tt></td><td> </td><td>Returns true/false after comparing items.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>timeout</tt></td><td> </td><td>Starts a command and kills it if it's still running after a specified number of seconds. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>top</tt></td><td> </td><td>Displays running threads and CPU usage.</td></tr>
@@ -330,7 +329,7 @@ Here's a list of all commandline applications that are shipped with Haiku. Each
 <tr><td><tt>waitfor</tt></td><td> </td><td>Waits until a certain thread appears. <a href="cli-apps.html">(Haiku specific)</a></td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>watch</tt></td><td> </td><td>Executes a program periodically. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>wc</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints the number of paragraphs, words and characters (bytes) of a file. </td></tr>
-<tr><td><tt>wget</tt></td><td> </td><td>Tool for downloading via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP</td></tr>
+<tr><td><tt>wget</tt></td><td> </td><td>Tool for downloading via HTTP, HTTPS or FTP.</td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>which</tt></td><td> </td><td>Locates a command. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>whoami</tt></td><td> </td><td>Prints user name associated with the current effective user ID. </td></tr>
 <tr><td><tt>xargs</tt></td><td> </td><td>Builds and executes command lines from standard input. </td></tr>