<p>The hosts are listed one node per line in
<code><hosts-file></code>. The syntax should be</p>
<pre>
-host-name : no-of-processor
+host-name:num-processors
</pre>
-<p>where <code>host-name</code> stands for the hosts on which to
-launch the MPD daemons and <code>no-of-processor</code> is the number
-of processors on each node. For instance,
-a <code><hosts-file></code> describing some of the stations in
-12-704 might read</p>
+<p>where <code>host-name</code> is the host on which to launch the MPD
+daemon and <code>num-processors</code> is the number of processors on
+each node. For instance, a <code><hosts-file></code> describing
+some of the stations in 12-704 might read</p>
<pre>
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