--- xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-working-rcscripts.xml	2011/08/12 19:34:56	1.33
+++ xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-working-rcscripts.xml	2011/08/14 16:12:13	1.34
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
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-<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-working-rcscripts.xml,v 1.33 2011/08/12 19:34:56 swift Exp $ -->
+<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-working-rcscripts.xml,v 1.34 2011/08/14 16:12:13 swift Exp $ -->
 
 <sections>
 
@@ -778,21 +778,25 @@
 
 <p>
 Even though <c>net.eth0</c> has been removed from the offline runlevel,
-<c>udev</c> will still attempt to start any devices it detects and launch the
-appropriate services. Therefore, you will need to add each network service you
-do not want started (as well as services for any other devices that may be
-started by udev) to <path>/etc/conf.d/rc</path> as shown.
+<c>udev</c> might want to attempt to start any devices it detects and launch the
+appropriate services, a functionality that is called <e>hotplugging</e>. By
+default, Gentoo does not enable hotplugging. 
 </p>
 
-<pre caption="Disabling device initiated services in /etc/conf.d/rc">
-RC_COLDPLUG="yes"
-<comment>(Next, specify the services you do not want automatically started)</comment>
-RC_PLUG_SERVICES="!net.eth0"
+<p>
+If you do want to enable hotplugging, but only for a selected set of scripts,
+use the <c>rc_hotplug</c> variable in <path>/etc/rc.conf</path>:
+</p>
+
+<pre caption="Disabling device initiated services in /etc/rc.conf">
+<comment># Allow net.wlan as well as any other service, except those matching net.*
+# to be hotplugged</comment>
+rc_hotplug="net.wlan !net.*"
 </pre>
 
 <note>
 For more information on device initiated services, please see the comments
-inside <path>/etc/conf.d/rc</path>.
+inside <path>/etc/rc.conf</path>.
 </note>
 
 <p>