diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7bf1594..47e06c7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,18 +49,18 @@ mkstage4 -t /custom/mount/point archive_name
 ### Command line arguments
 
 ```console
-usage:
-	mkstage4 [-q -c -b -l -k] [-s || -t <target-mountpoint>] [-e <additional excludes dir*>] [-i <additional include target>] <archive-filename> [custom-tar-options]
-	-q: activates quiet mode (no confirmation).
-	-c: excludes some confidential files (currently only .bash_history and connman network lists).
+Usage:
+	mkstage4.sh [-b -c -k -l -q] [-C <compression-type>] [-s || -t <target-mountpoint>] [-e <additional excludes dir*>] [-i <additional include target>] <archive-filename> [custom-tar-options]
 	-b: excludes boot directory.
+	-c: excludes some confidential files (currently only .bash_history and connman network lists).
+	-k: separately save current kernel modules and src (creates smaller archives and saves decompression time).
 	-l: excludes lost+found directory.
+	-q: activates quiet mode (no confirmation).
+	-C: specify tar compression (default: bz2, available: lz4 xz bz2 zst gz).
+	-s: makes tarball of current system.
+	-t: makes tarball of system located at the <target-mountpoint>.
 	-e: an additional excludes directory (one dir one -e, donot use it with *).
 	-i: an additional target to include. This has higher precedence than -e, -t, and -s.
-	-s: makes tarball of current system.
-	-k: separately save current kernel modules and src (creates smaller archives and saves decompression time).
-	-t: makes tarball of system located at the <target-mountpoint>.
-	-C: specify tar compression (default: bz2, available: lz4 xz bz2 zst gz).
 	-h: displays help message.
 ```
 
diff --git a/mkstage4.sh b/mkstage4.sh
index 06871f2..1109eb0 100755
--- a/mkstage4.sh
+++ b/mkstage4.sh
@@ -45,18 +45,18 @@ then
 	HAS_PORTAGEQ=1
 fi
 
-USAGE="usage:\n\
-	$(basename "$0") [-q -c -b -l -k] [-s || -t <target-mountpoint>] [-e <additional excludes dir*>] [-i <additional include target>] <archive-filename> [custom-tar-options]\n\
-	-q: activates quiet mode (no confirmation).\n\
-	-c: excludes some confidential files (currently only .bash_history and connman network lists).\n\
+USAGE="Usage:\n\
+	$(basename "$0") [-b -c -k -l -q] [-C <compression-type>] [-s || -t <target-mountpoint>] [-e <additional excludes dir*>] [-i <additional include target>] <archive-filename> [custom-tar-options]\n\
 	-b: excludes boot directory.\n\
+	-c: excludes some confidential files (currently only .bash_history and connman network lists).\n\
+	-k: separately save current kernel modules and src (creates smaller archives and saves decompression time).\n\
 	-l: excludes lost+found directory.\n\
+	-q: activates quiet mode (no confirmation).\n\
+	-C: specify tar compression (default: ${COMPRESS_TYPE}, available: ${!COMPRESS_AVAILABLE[*]}).\n\
+	-s: makes tarball of current system.\n\
+	-t: makes tarball of system located at the <target-mountpoint>.\n\
 	-e: an additional excludes directory (one dir one -e, donot use it with *).\n\
 	-i: an additional target to include. This has higher precedence than -e, -t, and -s.\n\
-	-s: makes tarball of current system.\n\
-	-k: separately save current kernel modules and src (creates smaller archives and saves decompression time).\n\
-	-t: makes tarball of system located at the <target-mountpoint>.\n\
-	-C: specify tar compression (default: ${COMPRESS_TYPE}, available: ${!COMPRESS_AVAILABLE[*]}).\n\
 	-h: displays help message."
 
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