1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 4aecb449f3..7d5063b79b 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@
                             to cause the build to use your own version of
                             the file.
                             For example, an append file in your layer at
-                            <filename>/meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files.bbappend</filename>
+                            <filename>meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files.bbappend</filename>
                             could extend
                             <ulink url='&YOCTO_DOCS_REF_URL;#var-FILESPATH'><filename>FILESPATH</filename></ulink>
                             using
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@
                             The build for machine "one" will pick up your
                             machine-specific file as long as you have the
                             file in
-                            <filename>/meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files/</filename>.
+                            <filename>meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files/</filename>.
                             However, if you are building for a different
                             machine and the
                             <filename>bblayers.conf</filename> file includes
@@ -384,9 +384,9 @@
                             the file in a subdirectory specific to the
                             machine.
                             For example, rather than placing the file in
-                            <filename>/meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files/</filename>
+                            <filename>meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files/</filename>
                             as shown above, put it in
-                            <filename>/meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files/one/</filename>.
+                            <filename>meta-one/recipes-core/base-files/base-files/one/</filename>.
                             Not only does this make sure the file is used
                             only when building for machine "one" but the
                             build process locates the file more quickly.</para>
@@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@
                 <link linkend='source-directory'>Source Directory</link>
                 top-level folder is <filename>~/poky</filename>:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ cd ~/poky
+     $ cd poky
      $ source oe-init-build-env
      $ bitbake linux-yocto -c menuconfig
                 </literallayout>
@@ -2006,7 +2006,7 @@
                 <filename>x86</filename> architecture, the
                 <filename>.config</filename> file would be located here:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     ~/poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/linux-yocto-3.4.11+git1+84f...
+     poky/build/tmp/work/qemux86-poky-linux/linux-yocto-3.4.11+git1+84f...
         ...656ed30-r1/linux-qemux86-standard-build
                 </literallayout>
                 <note>
@@ -2079,7 +2079,7 @@
                 kernel's configuration.
                 For example, suppose you had a set of configuration options in a file called
                 <filename>myconfig.cfg</filename>.
-                If you put that file inside a directory named <filename>/linux-yocto</filename>
+                If you put that file inside a directory named <filename>linux-yocto</filename>
                 that resides in the same directory as the kernel's append file and then add
                 a <filename>SRC_URI</filename> statement such as the following to the kernel's append file,
                 those configuration options will be picked up and applied when the kernel is built.
@@ -5271,7 +5271,7 @@
                     <listitem><para>You have checked out the
                         <filename>dora-toaster</filename> branch:
                         <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ cd ~/poky
+     $ cd poky
      $ git checkout -b dora-toaster origin/dora-toaster
                         </literallayout></para></listitem>
                     <listitem><para>Be sure your build machine has
@@ -5629,7 +5629,7 @@
                 <para>
                     Downloaded archives reside in the
                     <link linkend='build-directory'>Build Directory</link> in
-                    <filename>/tmp</filename> and are cleared up when they are no longer in use.
+                    <filename>tmp</filename> and are cleared up when they are no longer in use.
                 </para>
 
                 <para>