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+The following is a list of commands or features that are deprecated.  All
+deprecated utils are in maintenance mode and we keep them in source tree for
+backward compatibility only.
+
+what:  hwclock --debug
+why:   renamed to --verbose, and may be repurposed later.
+since: v2.32
+
+--------------------------
+
+what:  hwclock -v for version
+why:   renamed to -V
+since: v2.20 (was repurposed to verbose in v2.32)
+
+--------------------------
+
+what:  column --columns
+why:   renamed to --output-width
+since: v2.30
+
+--------------------------
+
+what:  sfdisk --show-size
+why:   this does not belong to fdisk, use "blockdev --getsz"
+
+--------------------------
+
+what:   sfdisk --Linux
+why:    unnecessary option, only Linux (non-DOS mode) is supported
+
+--------------------------
+
+what:   sfdisk --unit
+why:    unnecessary option, only 'S'ector unit is supported
+
+--------------------------
+
+what:   sfdisk --show-pt-geometry
+why:    equal to --show-geometry for a long time
+
+--------------------------
+
+what:  "swapon --summary" output format
+why:   does not provide control on output data formatting. The recommended solution
+       is to use --show=<columns> in all scripts.
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:   mkfs
+Why:    use filesystem specific mkfs.<type>.
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:   fdisk -s <device>
+Why:    this does not belong to fdisk, use "blockdev --getsz"
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:   'udev' and 'list' blkid(8) output formats
+Why:    udevd links libblkid directly; the 'list' is unnecessary, use lsblk(8)
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:   line(1) command
+Why:    use the read(1) command
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:   pg(1) command
+Why:    use less(1) or more(1)
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:   CHS stuff in fdisk (except SUN where are partitions addresses by cylinders only)
+Why:    use addressing by sectors, CHS does not work with modern disks,
+        confusing for users...
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:	losetup -s
+Why:	the option -s is in collision with the Loop-AES losetup dialect that is used
+        in some distributions. Use the long version (--show) only.
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:   losetup output format without --list
+
+        deprecated format:
+
+          # losetup -a
+          /dev/loop0: []: (/home/fs-images/swap.img)
+          /dev/loop1: []: (/home/fs-images/disk.img), offset 100
+
+	new format:
+
+          # losetup
+          NAME       SIZELIMIT OFFSET AUTOCLEAR RO BACK-FILE
+          /dev/loop0         0      0         0  0 /home/fs-images/swap.img
+          /dev/loop1         0    100         0  0 /home/fs-images/disk.img
+
+--------------------------
+
+What:	tunelp
+Why:	parallel port printers are probably almost extinct devices
+
+----------------------------
+
+The Single UNIX(TM) Specification, Version 2
+Copyright (C) 1997 The Open Group
+
+  Legacy utilities which are part util-linux package are:
+
+	col
+	line
+	pg
+
+  http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/7908799/xcu/intro.html#tag_001_003_003