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@@ -3074,6 +3074,14 @@ The @code{devtmpfs} file system to be mounted on @file{/dev}. This is a
requirement for udev (@pxref{Base Services, @code{udev-service}}).
@end defvr
+@defvr {Scheme Variable} %pseudo-terminal-file-system
+This is the file system to be mounted as @file{/dev/pts}. It supports
+@dfn{pseudo-terminals} created @i{via} @code{openpty} and similar
+functions (@pxref{Pseudo-Terminals,,, libc, The GNU C Library Reference
+Manual}). Pseudo-terminals are used by terminal emulators such as
+@command{xterm}.
+@end defvr
+
@defvr {Scheme Variable} %binary-format-file-system
The @code{binfmt_misc} file system, which allows handling of arbitrary
executable file types to be delegated to user space. This requires the