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@@ -364,11 +364,11 @@ non-existent.
 
 ## fs.existsSync(path)
 
+    Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [fs.statSync][] or [fs.accessSync][] instead.
+
 Synchronous version of [`fs.exists`][].
 Returns `true` if the file exists, `false` otherwise.
 
-    Stability: 0 - Deprecated: Use [fs.statSync][] or [fs.accessSync][] instead.
-
 ## fs.fchmod(fd, mode, callback)
 
 Asynchronous fchmod(2). No arguments other than a possible exception