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diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
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--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-start.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@
The <filename>poky-extras</filename> Git Repository</emphasis>:
The <filename>poky-extras</filename> Git repository contains metadata needed
only if you are modifying and building the kernel image.
- In particular, it contains the kernel <filename>.bbappend</filename> files that you
+ In particular, it contains the kernel BitBake append (<filename>.bbappend</filename>)
+ files that you
edit to point to your locally modified kernel source files and to build the kernel
image.
Pointing to these local files is much more efficient than requiring a download of the
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