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diff --git a/man/systemctl.xml b/man/systemctl.xml
index 8ce8661a8..b48fc4acc 100644
--- a/man/systemctl.xml
+++ b/man/systemctl.xml
@@ -174,10 +174,11 @@ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
         <term><option>--full</option></term>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>Do not ellipsize unit names, process tree entries, and
-          truncate unit descriptions in the output of
-          <command>list-units</command> and
-          <command>list-jobs</command>.</para>
+          <para>Do not ellipsize unit names, process tree entries,
+          journal output, or truncate unit descriptions in the output
+          of <command>status</command>, <command>list-units</command>,
+          <command>list-jobs</command>, and
+          <command>list-timers</command>.</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
@@ -719,8 +720,18 @@ kobject-uevent 1 systemd-udevd-kernel.socket systemd-udevd.service
             belongs to.</para>
 
             <para>This function is intended to generate human-readable
-            output. If you are looking for computer-parsable output, use
-            <command>show</command> instead.</para>
+            output. If you are looking for computer-parsable output,
+            use <command>show</command> instead. By default this
+            function only shows 10 lines of output and ellipsizes
+            lines to fit in the terminal window. This can be changes
+            with <option>--lines</option> and <option>--full</option>,
+            see above. In addition, <command>journalctl
+            --unit=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command> or
+            <command>journalctl
+            --user-unit=<replaceable>NAME</replaceable></command> use
+            a similar filter for messages and might be more
+            convenient.
+            </para>
           </listitem>
         </varlistentry>
         <varlistentry>