diff --git a/man/commands/vsearch-shuffle.1.md b/man/commands/vsearch-shuffle.1.md
index e9535fba..fd475123 100644
--- a/man/commands/vsearch-shuffle.1.md
+++ b/man/commands/vsearch-shuffle.1.md
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ generator can be set with the option `--randseed`.
 
 ## mandatory options
 
-`--output` *filename*
-: Write the fasta or fastq entries to *filename*, in fasta format and
-  in a pseudo-randomized order.
+#(./fragments/option_output.md)
 
 
 ## core options