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diff --git a/sys-utils/mount.8 b/sys-utils/mount.8 index 6c222d032..fc4622d2b 100644 --- a/sys-utils/mount.8 +++ b/sys-utils/mount.8 @@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ options to avoid ambivalent interpretation of the given argument. For example .B The listing and help. .RS -Three forms of invocation do not actually mount anything: -.TP -.B "mount \-h" -prints a help message -.TP -.B "mount \-V" -prints a version string +The listing mode is maintained for backward compatibility only. + +For more robust and definable output use +.BR findmnt (8), +\fBespecially in your scripts\fP. Note that control characters in the +mountpoint name are replaced with '?'. + .TP .BR "mount " [ -l "] [" "-t \fItype\fP" ] lists all mounted filesystems (of type |