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@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ information about the sda device only.
.BR \-e , " \-\-exclude " \fIlist\fP
Exclude the devices specified by the comma-separated \fIlist\fR of major device numbers.
Note that RAM disks (major=1) are excluded by default if \fB\-\-all\fR is no specified.
-The filter is applied to the top-level devices only.
+The filter is applied to the top-level devices only. This maybe be confusing for
+\fB\-\-list\fR output format where hierarchy of the devices is not obvious.
.TP
.BR \-f , " \-\-fs"
Output info about filesystems. This option is equivalent to
@@ -75,7 +76,8 @@ Display help text and exit.
.TP
.BR \-I , " \-\-include " \fIlist\fP
Include devices specified by the comma-separated \fIlist\fR of major device numbers.
-The filter is applied to the top-level devices only.
+The filter is applied to the top-level devices only. This maybe be confusing for
+\fB\-\-list\fR output format where hierarchy of the devices is not obvious.
.TP
.BR \-i , " \-\-ascii"
Use ASCII characters for tree formatting.