Output Formats

json

Indented JSON object. Best for smaller files and integrations that need one complete result document.

It buffers the full result before writing.

json-stream

Streaming JSON object with the same general structure as json, but it encodes events as they are processed.

Use it for lower memory pressure when consumers still expect JSON-like structure. If the process is interrupted, output may be invalid JSON.

ndjson

One tagged JSON event per line.

{"type":"match","data":{}}
{"type":"summary","data":{}}

NDJSON is streaming, O(1) for result writing, and crash-safe for already-written lines.

csv

Fixed-schema CSV-style output suitable for spreadsheet inspection or downstream processing.

table

Aligned ASCII table for interactive inspection. It buffers rows and is not intended for large outputs.

Audit support

--audit works with:

• json
• json-stream
• ndjson

It is not supported for csv or table.