diff --git a/weed/command/mount.go b/weed/command/mount.go
index dc279a529..37bf2d15a 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ type MountOptions struct {
 	uidMap             *string
 	gidMap             *string
 	readOnly           *bool
-	showSystemEntries  *bool
+	includeSystemEntries *bool
 	debug              *bool
 	debugPort          *int
 	localSocket        *string
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func init() {
 	mountOptions.uidMap = cmdMount.Flag.String("map.uid", "", "map local uid to uid on filer, comma-separated <local_uid>:<filer_uid>")
 	mountOptions.gidMap = cmdMount.Flag.String("map.gid", "", "map local gid to gid on filer, comma-separated <local_gid>:<filer_gid>")
 	mountOptions.readOnly = cmdMount.Flag.Bool("readOnly", false, "read only")
-	mountOptions.showSystemEntries = cmdMount.Flag.Bool("showSystemEntries", false, "show filer system entries (e.g. /topics, /etc) in directory listings")
+	mountOptions.includeSystemEntries = cmdMount.Flag.Bool("includeSystemEntries", false, "show filer system entries (e.g. /topics, /etc) in directory listings")
 	mountOptions.debug = cmdMount.Flag.Bool("debug", false, "serves runtime profiling data, e.g., http://localhost:<debug.port>/debug/pprof/goroutine?debug=2")
 	mountOptions.debugPort = cmdMount.Flag.Int("debug.port", 6061, "http port for debugging")
 	mountOptions.localSocket = cmdMount.Flag.String("localSocket", "", "default to /tmp/seaweedfs-mount-<mount_dir_hash>.sock")
diff --git a/weed/command/mount_std.go b/weed/command/mount_std.go
index 6e1a97215..8cb617fbf 100644
--- a/weed/command/mount_std.go
+++ b/weed/command/mount_std.go
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func RunMount(option *MountOptions, umask os.FileMode) bool {
 		VolumeServerAccess:          *mountOptions.volumeServerAccess,
 		Cipher:                      cipher,
 		UidGidMapper:                uidGidMapper,
-		ShowSystemEntries:           *option.showSystemEntries,
+		IncludeSystemEntries:        *option.includeSystemEntries,
 		DisableXAttr:                *option.disableXAttr,
 		IsMacOs:                     runtime.GOOS == "darwin",
 		MetadataFlushSeconds:        *option.metadataFlushSeconds,
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs.go b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
index a1514d686..877d73f48 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ type Option struct {
 	VolumeServerAccess string // how to access volume servers
 	Cipher             bool   // whether encrypt data on volume server
 	UidGidMapper       *meta_cache.UidGidMapper
-	ShowSystemEntries  bool
+	IncludeSystemEntries bool
 
 	// Periodic metadata flush interval in seconds (0 to disable)
 	// This protects chunks from being purged by volume.fsck for long-running writes
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func NewSeaweedFileSystem(option *Option) *WFS {
 
 	wfs.metaCache = meta_cache.NewMetaCache(path.Join(option.getUniqueCacheDirForRead(), "meta"), option.UidGidMapper,
 		util.FullPath(option.FilerMountRootPath),
-		option.ShowSystemEntries,
+		option.IncludeSystemEntries,
 		func(path util.FullPath) {
 			wfs.inodeToPath.MarkChildrenCached(path)
 		}, func(path util.FullPath) bool {
diff --git a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go
index 9fc342b64..488a69f38 100644
--- a/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go
+++ b/weed/mount/weedfs_dir_read.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) readDirectoryDirect(input *fuse.ReadIn, out *fuse.DirEntryList,
 	if input.Offset >= dh.entryStreamOffset {
 		if len(dh.entryStream) == 0 && input.Offset > dh.entryStreamOffset {
 			skipCount := uint32(input.Offset-dh.entryStreamOffset) + batchSize
-			entries, snapshotTs, err := loadDirectoryEntriesDirect(context.Background(), wfs, wfs.option.UidGidMapper, dirPath, "", false, skipCount, dh.snapshotTsNs, wfs.option.ShowSystemEntries)
+			entries, snapshotTs, err := loadDirectoryEntriesDirect(context.Background(), wfs, wfs.option.UidGidMapper, dirPath, "", false, skipCount, dh.snapshotTsNs, wfs.option.IncludeSystemEntries)
 			if err != nil {
 				glog.Errorf("list filer directory: %v", err)
 				return fuse.EIO
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) readDirectoryDirect(input *fuse.ReadIn, out *fuse.DirEntryList,
 			}
 		}
 
-		entries, snapshotTs, err := loadDirectoryEntriesDirect(context.Background(), wfs, wfs.option.UidGidMapper, dirPath, lastEntryName, false, batchSize, dh.snapshotTsNs, wfs.option.ShowSystemEntries)
+		entries, snapshotTs, err := loadDirectoryEntriesDirect(context.Background(), wfs, wfs.option.UidGidMapper, dirPath, lastEntryName, false, batchSize, dh.snapshotTsNs, wfs.option.IncludeSystemEntries)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.Errorf("list filer directory: %v", err)
 			return fuse.EIO
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ func (wfs *WFS) readDirectoryDirect(input *fuse.ReadIn, out *fuse.DirEntryList,
 	return fuse.OK
 }
 
-func loadDirectoryEntriesDirect(ctx context.Context, client filer_pb.FilerClient, uidGidMapper *meta_cache.UidGidMapper, dirPath util.FullPath, startFileName string, includeStart bool, limit uint32, snapshotTsNs int64, showSystemEntries bool) ([]*filer.Entry, int64, error) {
+func loadDirectoryEntriesDirect(ctx context.Context, client filer_pb.FilerClient, uidGidMapper *meta_cache.UidGidMapper, dirPath util.FullPath, startFileName string, includeStart bool, limit uint32, snapshotTsNs int64, includeSystemEntries bool) ([]*filer.Entry, int64, error) {
 	entries := make([]*filer.Entry, 0, limit)
 	var actualSnapshotTsNs int64
 	err := client.WithFilerClient(false, func(sc filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		var innerErr error
 		actualSnapshotTsNs, innerErr = filer_pb.DoSeaweedListWithSnapshot(ctx, sc, dirPath, "", func(entry *filer_pb.Entry, isLast bool) error {
-			if !showSystemEntries && meta_cache.IsHiddenSystemEntry(string(dirPath), entry.Name) {
+			if !includeSystemEntries && meta_cache.IsHiddenSystemEntry(string(dirPath), entry.Name) {
 				return nil
 			}
 			if uidGidMapper != nil && entry.Attributes != nil {