add doc show, enhance search, add jsonpath to search and doc show

- add interactive API repl
- enhance cluster status output (use -v)
- add more ccr commands
- refactoring

.gitignore

@@ -26,3 +26,7 @@ go.work.sum
 .env
 
 esctl
+
+*.sh
+*.json
+*.log

Makefile

@@ -23,11 +23,24 @@ UID       = root
 GID       = 0
 HAVE_POD := $(shell pod2text -h 2>/dev/null)
 
+BRANCH          = $(shell git branch --show-current)
+COMMIT          = $(shell git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
+BUILD           = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d.%H%M%S) 
+GOVERSION       = $(shell grep -E "^go" go.mod | cut -d' ' -f2)
+APIVERSION      = $(shell grep github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch go.mod | cut -d' ' -f2)
+
+
 all: buildlocal
 
 
 buildlocal:
-	CGO_LDFLAGS='-static' go build -tags osusergo,netgo -ldflags "-extldflags=-static" -o $(tool)
+	CGO_LDFLAGS='-static' go build -tags osusergo,netgo -ldflags "-extldflags=-static" \
+     -ldflags "-X codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg.BRANCH=$(BRANCH) \
+               -X codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg.COMMIT=$(COMMIT) \
+			   -X codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg.GOVERSION=$(GOVERSION) \
+			   -X codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg.APIVERSION=$(APIVERSION) \
+			   -X codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg.BUILD=$(BUILD)" \
+     -o $(tool)
 	strip $(tool)
 
 install: buildlocal

README.md

@@ -6,30 +6,55 @@ Elasticsearch CLI
 
 ## Usage
 
+Command tree:
+
 ```console
-NAME:
-   esctl - manage elasticsearch from cli
-
-USAGE:
-   esctl [global options] [command [command options]]
-
-VERSION:
-   v0.0.4
-
-COMMANDS:
-   search, /       search within an index
-   index, i        manage indicies
-   snapshot, snap  manage snapshots
-   cluster, c      manage cluster[s]
-   node, snap      manage nodes
-   help, h         Shows a list of commands or help for one command
-
-GLOBAL OPTIONS:
-   --debug, -d                  enable debugging [$ES_DEBUG]
-   --config string, -c string   config file [$ES_CONFIG]
-   --cluster string, -C string  cluster alias to work with
-   --help, -h                   show help
-   --version, -v                print the version
+ ccr
+     follower
+         add
+         delete
+         pause
+         renew
+         resume
+         show
+         unfollow
+     info
+     pause
+     resume
+     status
+ cluster
+     list
+     settings
+         list
+         set
+     status
+ doc
+     add
+ help
+ index
+     alias
+         create
+         delete
+         list
+     allocation
+     close
+     create
+     delete
+     list
+     modify
+     show
+ node
+     list
+     show
+ repl
+ search
+ shard
+     list
+     show
+ snapshot
+     list
+     show
+ version
 ```
 
 Configure `esctl` with environment variables:

TODO.md

@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 - [ES API docs](https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-indices-get)
 
 - Fix index names custom completion
-- add cluster default <name> which would add a flag to the config, so that no -C is needed subsequently
-- add `cluster stats` from `/_cluster/stats` like mem, procs, open files, num indices, shards etc
-  or add these to `cluster status`, maybe add a `--stats` to include stats there?
+  https://github.com/urfave/cli/issues/2332
+  https://github.com/urfave/cli/issues/2333
+  
+- index show: add more details, see screenshots
+
+- add shard explain, aka:
+  get /_cluster/allocation/explain {"index":"yourindex", "primary": true, "shard":0}

cmd/ccr.go

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func Ccr(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "ccr",
+		Aliases: []string{"replication", "rep"},
+		Usage:   "manage cross cluster replication",
+
+		Commands: []*cli.Command{
+			CcrStatus(conf),
+			CcrShardPause(conf),
+			CcrShardResume(conf),
+			CcrFollower(conf),
+			CcrRemoteInfo(conf),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrStatus(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "status",
+		Aliases: []string{"st"},
+		Usage:   "cross cluster replication status (yaml config with 2 clusters required)",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "exclude",
+				Usage:       "regexp of indicies to exclude",
+				Destination: &conf.Exclude,
+				Aliases:     []string{"e"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			leader := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			follower := cmd.Args().Get(1)
+
+			if leader == "" || follower == "" {
+				return errors.New("no leader and follower aliases specified")
+			}
+
+			_, hasLeader := conf.Clusters[leader]
+			_, hasFollower := conf.Clusters[follower]
+
+			if !hasLeader || !hasFollower {
+				return errors.New("either leader or follower alias not configured")
+			}
+
+			if err := es.CcrStatus(conf, leader, follower); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrShardPause(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:  "pause",
+		Usage: "pause shard allocation",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			return es.CcrShardPause(conf)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrShardResume(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:  "resume",
+		Usage: "resume shard allocation",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			return es.CcrShardResume(conf)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrRemoteInfo(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "info",
+		Usage:     "show ccr remote info",
+		UsageText: "info [options] [<index>]",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			return es.CcrRemoteInfo(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/ccr_follower.go

@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func CcrFollower(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "follower",
+		Aliases: []string{"f"},
+		Usage:   "manage ccr follower indices",
+
+		Commands: []*cli.Command{
+			CcrFollowerShow(conf),
+			CcrFollowerAdd(conf),
+			CcrFollowerDelete(conf),
+			CcrFollowerUnfollow(conf),
+			CcrFollowerPause(conf),
+			CcrFollowerResume(conf),
+			CcrFollowerRenew(conf),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerRenew(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "renew",
+		Usage:     "renew ccr follower index",
+		UsageText: "renew [options] <index>",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "force",
+				Usage:       "force even if unfollow fails (e.g. because following is red anyway)",
+				Destination: &conf.Force,
+				Aliases:     []string{"f"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <index>")
+			}
+
+			return es.CcrFollowerRenew(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerResume(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "resume",
+		Usage:     "resume ccr index to follow",
+		UsageText: "resume [options] <index>",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <index>")
+			}
+
+			return es.CcrFollowerResume(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerPause(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "pause",
+		Usage:     "pause ccr index to follow",
+		UsageText: "pause [options] <index>",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <index>")
+			}
+
+			return es.CcrFollowerPause(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerUnfollow(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "unfollow",
+		Usage:     "unfollow ccr follower index",
+		UsageText: "unfollow [options] <index>",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <index>")
+			}
+
+			return es.CcrFollowerUnfollow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerAdd(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "add",
+		Aliases:   []string{"+"},
+		Usage:     "add ccr follower index",
+		UsageText: "add [options] <index>",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "wait",
+				Usage:       "wait for active shards",
+				Destination: &conf.Wait,
+				Aliases:     []string{"w"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <index>")
+			}
+
+			return es.CcrFollowerAdd(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerDelete(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "delete",
+		Aliases:   []string{"rm"},
+		Usage:     "delete ccr follower index",
+		UsageText: "delete <index>",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <index>")
+			}
+
+			// just an alias to index delete
+			return es.IndexDelete(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerShow(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "show",
+		Aliases:   []string{"sh"},
+		Usage:     "show ccr follower index details",
+		UsageText: "show <index>",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <index>")
+			}
+
+			return es.CcrFollowerShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/cluster.go

@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ func Cluster(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Usage:   "manage cluster[s]",
 
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{
-			ClusterCompare(conf),
 			ClusterStatus(conf),
 			ClusterList(conf),
 			ClusterSettings(conf),
@@ -48,11 +46,7 @@ func ClusterList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.ClusterList(conf); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
+			return es.ClusterList(conf)
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -70,135 +64,16 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 				Destination: &conf.All,
 				Aliases:     []string{"a"},
 			},
-		},
-
-		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.ClusterStatus(conf); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func ClusterCompare(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:    "compare",
-		Aliases: []string{"c"},
-		Usage:   "compare cluster[s] (yaml config with 2 clusters required)",
-
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			&cli.StringFlag{
-				Name:        "exclude",
-				Usage:       "regexp of indicies to exclude",
-				Destination: &conf.Exclude,
-				Aliases:     []string{"e"},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "verbose",
+				Usage:       "include verbose statistics",
+				Destination: &conf.Verbose,
+				Aliases:     []string{"v"},
 			},
 		},
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			leader := cmd.Args().Get(0)
-			follower := cmd.Args().Get(1)
-
-			if leader == "" || follower == "" {
-				return errors.New("no leader and follower aliases specified")
-			}
-
-			_, hasLeader := conf.Clusters[leader]
-			_, hasFollower := conf.Clusters[follower]
-
-			if !hasLeader || !hasFollower {
-				return errors.New("either leader or follower alias not configured")
-			}
-
-			if err := es.ClusterCompare(conf, leader, follower); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func ClusterSettings(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:    "settings",
-		Usage:   "cluster settings management",
-		Aliases: []string{"config"},
-
-		Commands: []*cli.Command{
-			ClusterSettingsList(conf),
-			ClusterSettingsSet(conf),
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func ClusterSettingsList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:    "list",
-		Usage:   "show cluster settings",
-		Aliases: []string{"ls", "get"},
-
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			&cli.BoolFlag{
-				Name:        "persistent",
-				Usage:       "only show persistent setting[s] (default)",
-				Destination: &conf.Persistent,
-				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
-			},
-			&cli.BoolFlag{
-				Name:        "transient",
-				Usage:       "only show transient setting[s]",
-				Destination: &conf.Transient,
-				Aliases:     []string{"t"},
-			},
-			&cli.BoolFlag{
-				Name:        "default",
-				Usage:       "only show default setting[s]",
-				Destination: &conf.Default,
-				Aliases:     []string{"D"},
-			},
-		},
-
-		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.ClusterSettingsList(conf); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-}
-
-func ClusterSettingsSet(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
-	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:      "set",
-		Usage:     "set|update cluster settings",
-		Aliases:   []string{"set", "update"},
-		UsageText: "set [options] setting:value [setting:value ...]",
-
-		Flags: []cli.Flag{
-			&cli.BoolFlag{
-				Name:        "persistent",
-				Usage:       "add persistent setting[s] (default)",
-				Destination: &conf.Persistent,
-				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
-			},
-			&cli.BoolFlag{
-				Name:        "transient",
-				Usage:       "add transient setting[s]",
-				Destination: &conf.Transient,
-				Aliases:     []string{"t"},
-			},
-		},
-
-		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.ClusterSettingsSet(conf, cmd.Args()); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
+			return es.ClusterStatus(conf)
 		},
 	}
 }

cmd/cluster_settings.go

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+const (
+	SETTINGS = `https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/configuration-reference`
+)
+
+func ClusterSettings(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "settings",
+		Usage:   "cluster settings management",
+		Aliases: []string{"config"},
+
+		Commands: []*cli.Command{
+			ClusterSettingsList(conf),
+			ClusterSettingsSet(conf),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func ClusterSettingsList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "list",
+		Usage:   "show cluster settings",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls", "get"},
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "persistent",
+				Usage:       "only show persistent setting[s] (default)",
+				Destination: &conf.Persistent,
+				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "transient",
+				Usage:       "only show transient setting[s]",
+				Destination: &conf.Transient,
+				Aliases:     []string{"t"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "default",
+				Usage:       "only show default setting[s]",
+				Destination: &conf.Default,
+				Aliases:     []string{"D"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			if err := es.ClusterSettingsList(conf); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func ClusterSettingsSet(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "set",
+		Usage:     "set|update cluster settings",
+		Aliases:   []string{"set", "update"},
+		UsageText: "set [options] setting:value [setting:value ...]\n\nReference: " + SETTINGS,
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "persistent",
+				Usage:       "add persistent setting[s] (default)",
+				Destination: &conf.Persistent,
+				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "transient",
+				Usage:       "add transient setting[s]",
+				Destination: &conf.Transient,
+				Aliases:     []string{"t"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() == 0 {
+				return errors.New("at least one setting must be specified (format: setting:value)")
+			}
+
+			if err := es.ClusterSettingsSet(conf, cmd.Args()); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func Doc(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:  "doc",
+		Usage: "manage documents",
+
+		Commands: []*cli.Command{
+			DocAdd(conf),
+			DocShow(conf),
+			//Delete(conf),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func DocAdd(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "add",
+		Aliases:   []string{"+"},
+		Usage:     "add JSON document index",
+		UsageText: "add [options] -i <index> '<json-doc>'",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "index",
+				Usage:       "index to work on",
+				Sources:     cli.EnvVars("ES_INDEX"),
+				Destination: &conf.Index,
+				Aliases:     []string{"i"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <json-doc>")
+			}
+
+			return es.DocAdd(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func DocShow(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "show",
+		Aliases:   []string{"sh"},
+		Usage:     "show a JSON document",
+		UsageText: "show [options] -i <index> <id>",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "index",
+				Usage:       "index to work on",
+				Sources:     cli.EnvVars("ES_INDEX"),
+				Destination: &conf.Index,
+				Aliases:     []string{"i"},
+			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "path",
+				Usage:       "jsonPath filter (e.g. source.message)",
+				Destination: &conf.Path,
+				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "help-jsonpath",
+				Usage:       "show jsonPath help",
+				Destination: &conf.Subhelp,
+				Aliases:     []string{"H"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			if conf.Subhelp {
+				return showJsonPathHelp()
+			}
+
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			if args.Len() != 1 {
+				return errors.New("missing arguments: <id>")
+			}
+
+			return es.DocShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/index.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ func Index(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 			IndexShow(conf),
 			IndexCreate(conf),
 			IndexDelete(conf),
+			IndexClose(conf),
+			IndexAllocation(conf),
+			IndexModify(conf),
+			IndexAlias(conf),
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -66,14 +71,48 @@ func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 				Destination: &conf.Failed,
 				Aliases:     []string{"r"},
 			},
+			&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+				Name:        "filter",
+				Usage:       "show only indicies matching the filter",
+				Destination: &conf.Filter,
+				Aliases:     []string{"F"},
+			},
 		},
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.IndexList(conf); err != nil {
-				return err
+			return es.IndexList(conf)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func IndexAllocation(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "allocation",
+		Aliases: []string{"a"},
+		Usage:   "explain index allocation",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.IntFlag{
+				Name:        "shard",
+				Usage:       "shard number to explain for",
+				Destination: &conf.Shards,
+				Aliases:     []string{"s"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "primary",
+				Usage:       "explain primary allocation (default true)",
+				Destination: &conf.Primary,
+				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			if index == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index specified")
 			}
 
-			return nil
+			return es.IndexAllocation(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -85,11 +124,12 @@ func IndexShow(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Usage:   "show details about an index",
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.IndexShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0)); err != nil {
-				return err
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			if index == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index specified")
 			}
 
-			return nil
+			return es.IndexShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
 		},
 
 		// FIXME: doesn't work at all
@@ -140,11 +180,14 @@ func IndexCreate(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		},
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.IndexCreate(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0)); err != nil {
-				return err
+			args := cmd.Args()
+			if args.Len() == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("no index specified")
 			}
 
-			return nil
+			mappings := args.Slice()[1:]
+
+			return es.IndexCreate(conf, args.Get(0), mappings)
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -156,11 +199,54 @@ func IndexDelete(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Usage:   "delete an index",
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.IndexDelete(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0)); err != nil {
-				return err
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			if index == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index specified")
 			}
 
-			return nil
+			return es.IndexDelete(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func IndexClose(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:  "close",
+		Usage: "close an index",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			if index == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index specified")
+			}
+
+			return es.IndexClose(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func IndexModify(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "modify",
+		Usage:     "modify an index",
+		UsageText: "modify <index[,index,...]|_all>",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.IntFlag{
+				Name:        "replicas",
+				Usage:       "number of replicas",
+				Destination: &conf.Replicas,
+				Aliases:     []string{"r"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			if index == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index specified")
+			}
+
+			return es.IndexModify(conf, index)
 		},
 	}
 }

cmd/index_alias.go

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func IndexAlias(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "alias",
+		Aliases: []string{"a"},
+		Usage:   "manage index aliases",
+
+		Commands: []*cli.Command{
+			IndexAliasCreate(conf),
+			IndexAliasList(conf),
+			IndexAliasDelete(conf),
+			//IndexAliasShow(conf),
+			//IndexAliasAdd(conf), // see https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-indices-update-aliases
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func IndexAliasCreate(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "create",
+		Aliases:   []string{"+"},
+		Usage:     "create an index alias",
+		UsageText: "create <index> <alias>",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			alias := cmd.Args().Get(1)
+
+			if index == "" || alias == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index or alias specified")
+			}
+
+			return es.IndexAliasCreate(conf, index, alias)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func IndexAliasDelete(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:      "delete",
+		Aliases:   []string{"rm"},
+		Usage:     "delete an index alias",
+		UsageText: "delete <index> <alias>",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			alias := cmd.Args().Get(1)
+
+			if index == "" || alias == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index or alias specified")
+			}
+
+			return es.IndexAliasDelete(conf, index, alias)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func IndexAliasList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "list",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
+		Usage:   "list index aliases",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.StringSliceFlag{
+				Name:        "filter",
+				Usage:       "show only aliases for indicies matching the filter",
+				Destination: &conf.Filter,
+				Aliases:     []string{"F"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			return es.IndexAliasList(conf)
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/node.go

@@ -45,11 +45,7 @@ func NodeList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		Usage:   "list nodes",
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.NodeList(conf); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
+			return es.NodeList(conf)
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -62,10 +58,7 @@ func NodeShow(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		UsageText: "show [options] <node>",
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			// if err := es.NodeShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0)); err != nil {
-			// 	return err
-			// }
-
+			// return es.NodeShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
 			return nil
 		},
 	}

cmd/repl.go

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func Repl(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "repl",
+		Aliases: []string{"shell"},
+		Usage:   "interactive API repl",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			return es.Repl(conf)
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/root.go

@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ func Main() int {
 	conf := cfg.NewConfig()
 
 	cmd := &cli.Command{
-		Name:                  "esctl",
-		Usage:                 "manage elasticsearch from cli",
-		Version:               cfg.Version,
+		Name:  "esctl",
+		Usage: "manage elasticsearch from cli",
+		//Version:               cfg.Version,
 		EnableShellCompletion: true,
 
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
@@ -69,14 +69,26 @@ func Main() int {
 				Usage:       "cluster alias to work with",
 				Destination: &conf.CurrentCluster,
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "output",
+				Aliases:     []string{"o"},
+				Value:       "",
+				Usage:       "output mode (tsv, markdown, json, yaml) default: tsv",
+				Destination: &conf.Output,
+			},
 		},
 
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{
 			Search(conf),
-			Index(conf),
-			Snapshot(conf),
 			Cluster(conf),
+			Ccr(conf),
+			Index(conf),
+			Shard(conf),
+			Snapshot(conf),
 			Node(conf),
+			Doc(conf),
+			Repl(conf),
+			Version(conf),
 		},
 
 		Before: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) (context.Context, error) {
@@ -97,3 +109,16 @@ func Main() int {
 
 	return Finish(cmd.Run(context.Background(), os.Args))
 }
+
+func Version(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:  "version",
+		Usage: "show esctl version information",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			_, err := fmt.Printf("esctl version: %s\n  build: %s\n  branch: %s\n  commit: %s\n  go version: %s\n  API Version: %s\n",
+				cfg.Version, cfg.BUILD, cfg.BRANCH, cfg.COMMIT, cfg.GOVERSION, cfg.APIVERSION)
+			return err
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/search.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
@@ -27,10 +28,20 @@ import (
 
 func Search(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{
-		Name:      "search",
-		Aliases:   []string{"/"},
-		Usage:     "search within an index",
-		UsageText: "search [options] <query>",
+		Name:    "search",
+		Aliases: []string{"/"},
+		Usage:   "search within an index",
+		UsageText: `search [options] [<[field<sep>]pattern> ...]
+
+<sep> might be one of:
+ =: Must match
+!=: Must not match
+ ?: Should match
+
+You can omit a field spec and thereby search across all fields.
+
+You can also search multiple fields by separating them with comma, eg:
+user,group=root`,
 
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
@@ -56,18 +67,63 @@ func Search(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 			},
 			&cli.StringSliceFlag{
 				Name:        "filter",
-				Usage:       "additional filters. format: key=value",
+				Usage:       "additional boolean filters. format: key=value",
 				Destination: &conf.Filter,
 				Aliases:     []string{"F"},
 			},
+			&cli.StringFlag{
+				Name:        "jsonpath",
+				Usage:       "jsonPath filter (e.g. source.message)",
+				Destination: &conf.Path,
+				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "help-jsonpath",
+				Usage:       "show jsonPath help",
+				Destination: &conf.Subhelp,
+				Aliases:     []string{"H"},
+			},
 		},
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.Search(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0)); err != nil {
-				return err
+			if conf.Subhelp {
+				return showJsonPathHelp()
 			}
 
-			return nil
+			args := cmd.Args()
+
+			return es.Search(conf, args.Slice())
 		},
 	}
 }
+
+func showJsonPathHelp() error {
+	_, err := fmt.Println(`jsonPath usage:
+
+name.last          >> "Anderson"
+age                >> 37
+children           >> ["Sara","Alex","Jack"]
+children.#         >> 3
+children.1         >> "Alex"
+child*.2           >> "Jack"
+c?ildren.0         >> "Sara"
+fav\.movie         >> "Deer Hunter"
+friends.#.first    >> ["Dale","Roger","Jane"]
+friends.1.last     >> "Craig"
+
+You can also  query an array for  the first match by  using #(...), or
+find all matches  with #(...)#. Queries support the ==,  !=, <, <=, >,
+>= comparison operators  and the simple pattern matching  % (like) and
+!% (not like) operators. Eg:
+
+friends.#(last=="Murphy").first    >> "Dale"
+friends.#(last=="Murphy")#.first   >> ["Dale","Jane"]
+friends.#(age>45)#.last            >> ["Craig","Murphy"]
+friends.#(first%"D*").last         >> "Murphy"
+friends.#(first!%"D*").last        >> "Craig"
+friends.#(nets.#(=="fb"))#.first   >> ["Dale","Roger"]
+
+Documentation: https://github.com/tidwall/gjson/blob/master/SYNTAX.md`)
+
+	return err
+}

cmd/shards.go

@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/es"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+func Shard(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "shard",
+		Aliases: []string{"s"},
+		Usage:   "manage shards",
+
+		Commands: []*cli.Command{
+			ShardList(conf),
+			ShardShow(conf),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func ShardList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "list",
+		Aliases: []string{"ls"},
+		Usage:   "list shards",
+
+		Flags: []cli.Flag{
+			&cli.IntFlag{
+				Name:        "max",
+				Usage:       "max number of items to process",
+				Destination: &conf.MaxItems,
+				Aliases:     []string{"m"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "reds",
+				Usage:       "include only failed shards",
+				Destination: &conf.Failed,
+				Aliases:     []string{"r"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "primaries",
+				Usage:       "show only primary shards",
+				Destination: &conf.Primary,
+				Aliases:     []string{"p"},
+			},
+			&cli.BoolFlag{
+				Name:        "verbose",
+				Usage:       "show node name and ip as well",
+				Destination: &conf.Verbose,
+				Aliases:     []string{"v"},
+			},
+		},
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			return es.ShardList(conf)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func ShardShow(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:    "show",
+		Aliases: []string{"sh"},
+		Usage:   "show details about a shard",
+
+		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
+			index := cmd.Args().Get(0)
+			if index == "" {
+				return errors.New("no index specified")
+			}
+
+			return es.ShardShow(conf, index)
+		},
+	}
+}

cmd/snapshot.go

@@ -54,11 +54,7 @@ func SnapshotList(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		},
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.SnapshotList(conf); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
+			return es.SnapshotList(conf)
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -71,11 +67,7 @@ func SnapshotShow(conf *cfg.Config) *cli.Command {
 		UsageText: "show [options] <snapshot>",
 
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, cmd *cli.Command) error {
-			if err := es.SnapshotShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0)); err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
-			return nil
+			return es.SnapshotShow(conf, cmd.Args().Get(0))
 		},
 	}
 }

commandtree.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+getcommands() {
+    local command
+    command="$*"
+
+    if ! test "$command" = "help"; then
+        ./esctl $command -h | sed -e '/^COMMANDS:/,/^$/!d;//d' -e 's/^   //' -e 's/[, ].*//' | sort
+    fi
+}
+
+printcommands() {
+    local indent basecommand commands command
+    indent="$1"
+    basecommand="$2"
+    commands="$3"
+
+    for command in $commands; do
+        echo "$indent" "$command"
+
+        commands=$(getcommands $basecommand $command)
+        
+        if test -n "$commands"; then
+            printcommands "${indent}    " "$basecommand $command" "$commands"
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+
+commands=$(getcommands "")
+printcommands "" "" "$commands"

go.mod

@@ -17,30 +17,39 @@ module codeberg.org/scip/esctl
 go 1.25.0
 
 require (
-	github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2 // indirect
+	github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2
+	github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1
+	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1
+	github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.11.0
+	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9 v9.3.4
+	github.com/fatih/color v1.19.0
+	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.22
+	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.4
+	github.com/tlinden/yadu v0.1.3
+	github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.9.0
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1
+)
+
+require (
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.6.0 // indirect
-	github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.11.0 // indirect
-	github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9 v9.3.2 // indirect
-	github.com/fatih/color v1.19.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.6 // indirect
 	github.com/lmittmann/tint v1.1.3 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.21 // indirect
-	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19 // indirect
+	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.23 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/cat v0.0.0-20250911104152-50322a0618f6 // indirect
 	github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.2.0 // indirect
-	github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.6 // indirect
-	github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.4 // indirect
-	github.com/tlinden/yadu v0.1.3 // indirect
-	github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.8 // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.19.0 // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.35.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.35.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.35.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.42.0 // indirect
-	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )

go.sum

@@ -2,16 +2,24 @@ github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2 h1:SU73FTI9D1P5UNtvseffFSGmdNci/O6RsqzeXJtP0Qs
 github.com/alecthomas/repr v0.5.2/go.mod h1:Fr0507jx4eOXV7AlPV6AVZLYrLIuIeSOWtW57eE/O/4=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
+github.com/chzyer/logex v1.2.1/go.mod h1:JLbx6lG2kDbNRFnfkgvh4eRJRPX1QCoOIWomwysCBrQ=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1 h1:upd/6fQk4src78LMRzh5vItIt361/o4uq553V8B5sGI=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1/go.mod h1:Eh+b79XXUwfKfcPLepksvw2tcLE/Ct21YObkaSkeBlk=
+github.com/chzyer/test v1.0.0/go.mod h1:2JlltgoNkt4TW/z9V/IzDdFaMTM2JPIi26O1pF38GC8=
 github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.10.0 h1:GhBG8WuerxjFQQYeuZAeVTuyxuX+UraiZGD4HJQ3Y8g=
 github.com/clipperhouse/displaywidth v0.10.0/go.mod h1:XqJajYsaiEwkxOj4bowCTMcT1SgvHo9flfF3jQasdbs=
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 github.com/clipperhouse/uax29/v2 v2.6.0/go.mod h1:Wn1g7MK6OoeDT0vL+Q0SQLDz/KpfsVRgg6W7ihQeh4g=
+github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
+github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.9.0 h1:KeT/2P54F0xS0S8Y3Pf+tFDg4HmBgReQMB+BMz8dDAs=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.9.0/go.mod h1:ssMTvNS2hwf7CaiGsRRsx4gQHFZ/jS/DkLcISxekWzc=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.11.0 h1:taYmqC2M6+fZt/+W+ENYh/W5L9+KrlJGOSbEJs8egWc=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.11.0/go.mod h1:DZQ0szCNywc9F+C9l/Kkd4n69SvJVj0I3yK1Of7s3l8=
 github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9 v9.3.2 h1:nvtvfN/Gsp/rzUPz/9yILwDAsYJ3s5L0VmhR16zPKCA=
 github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9 v9.3.2/go.mod h1:ubKUMJCJbX5V/gW5MIn2NQZyaEZ61ubXwJmD5UMNrM8=
+github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9 v9.3.4 h1:vnqXl6jnlA+ZwlfRaKF9BR9woZC1KSB17gtyvgf8zVU=
+github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9 v9.3.4/go.mod h1:ubKUMJCJbX5V/gW5MIn2NQZyaEZ61ubXwJmD5UMNrM8=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0 h1:zmkK9Ngbjj+K0yRhTVONQh1p/HknKYSlNT+vZCzyokM=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.16.0/go.mod h1:fL2Sau1YI5c0pdGEVCbKQbLXB6edEj1ZgiY4NijnWvE=
 github.com/fatih/color v1.18.0 h1:S8gINlzdQ840/4pfAwic/ZE0djQEH3wM94VfqLTZcOM=
@@ -23,6 +31,8 @@ github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3 h1:CjnDlHq8ikf6E492q6eKboGOC0T8CDaOvkHCIg8idEI=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.3/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 h1:hSWxHoqTgW2S2qGc0LTAI563KZ5YKYRhT3MFKZMbjag=
 github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2/go.mod h1:mMo/vtBO5dYbehREoey6XUKy/eSumjCCveDpRre4VKE=
+github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.6 h1:p8HrPJzOakx/mn/bQtjgNjdTcN+/S6FcG2CTtQOrHVU=
+github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.6/go.mod h1:oq7eo15ShAhp70Anwd5lgX2pLfOS3QCiwU/PULtXL6M=
 github.com/lmittmann/tint v1.1.3 h1:Hv4EaHWXQr+GTFnOU4VKf8UvAtZgn0VuKT+G0wFlO3I=
 github.com/lmittmann/tint v1.1.3/go.mod h1:HIS3gSy7qNwGCj+5oRjAutErFBl4BzdQP6cJZ0NfMwE=
 github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 h1:fFA4WZxdEF4tXPZVKMLwD8oUnCTTo08duU7wxecdEvA=
@@ -32,20 +42,34 @@ github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.14/go.mod h1:6LmQG8QLFO4G5z1gPvYEzlUgJ2wF+stg
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.16/go.mod h1:kYGgaQfpe5nmfYZH+SKPsOc2e4SrIfOl2e/yFXSvRLM=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.21 h1:xYae+lCNBP7QuW4PUnNG61ffM4hVIfm+zUzDuSzYLGs=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.21/go.mod h1:ZXfXG4SQHsB/w3ZeOYbR0PrPwLy+n6xiMrJlRFqopa4=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.22 h1:j8l17JJ9i6VGPUFUYoTUKPSgKe/83EYU2zBC7YNKMw4=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.22/go.mod h1:ZXfXG4SQHsB/w3ZeOYbR0PrPwLy+n6xiMrJlRFqopa4=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19 h1:v++JhqYnZuu5jSKrk9RbgF5v4CGUjqRfBm05byFGLdw=
 github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.19/go.mod h1:XBkDxAl56ILZc9knddidhrOlY5R/pDhgLpndooCuJAs=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.23 h1:7ykA0T0jkPpzSvMS5i9uoNn2Xy3R383f9HDx3RybWcw=
+github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.23/go.mod h1:XBkDxAl56ILZc9knddidhrOlY5R/pDhgLpndooCuJAs=
 github.com/olekukonko/cat v0.0.0-20250911104152-50322a0618f6 h1:zrbMGy9YXpIeTnGj4EljqMiZsIcE09mmF8XsD5AYOJc=
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 github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.2.0 h1:10Zcn4GeV59t/EGqJc8fUjtFT/FuUh5bTMzZ1XwmCRo=
 github.com/olekukonko/errors v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ppzxA5jBKcO1vIpCXQ9ZqgDh8iwODz6OXIGKU8r5m4Y=
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 github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.6/go.mod h1:NVUmjBb/aCtUpjKk75BhWrOlARz3dqsM+OtszpY4o88=
+github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.8 h1:ysHCJRGHYKzmBSdz9w5AySztx7lG8SQY+naTGYUbsz8=
+github.com/olekukonko/ll v0.1.8/go.mod h1:RPRC6UcscfFZgjo1nulkfMH5IM0QAYim0LfnMvUuozw=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.4 h1:ORUMI3dXbMnRlRggJX3+q7OzQFDdvgbN9nVWj1drm6I=
 github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter v1.1.4/go.mod h1:+kedxuyTtgoZLwif3P1Em4hARJs+mVnzKxmsCL/C5RY=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.19.0 h1:xwxm7n691Uf3u5OFjzngavjGTh55KX5q/9w9xHW88JU=
+github.com/tidwall/gjson v1.19.0/go.mod h1:V37/opeE/JbLUOfH0QTXiNez2l0RUjYUhpT4szFQAfc=
+github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1 h1:+Ho715JplO36QYgwN9PGYNhgZvoUSc9X2c80KVTi+GA=
+github.com/tidwall/match v1.1.1/go.mod h1:eRSPERbgtNPcGhD8UCthc6PmLEQXEWd3PRB5JTxsfmM=
+github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0 h1:RWIZEg2iJ8/g6fDDYzMpobmaoGh5OLl4AXtGUGPcqCs=
+github.com/tidwall/pretty v1.2.0/go.mod h1:ITEVvHYasfjBbM0u2Pg8T2nJnzm8xPwvNhhsoaGGjNU=
 github.com/tlinden/yadu v0.1.3 h1:5cRCUmj+l5yvlM2irtpFBIJwVV2DPEgYSaWvF19FtcY=
 github.com/tlinden/yadu v0.1.3/go.mod h1:l3bRmHKL9zGAR6pnBHY2HRPxBecf7L74BoBgOOpTcUA=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.8.0 h1:XqKPrm0q4P0q5JpoclYoCAv0/MIvH/jZ2umzuf8pNTI=
 github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.8.0/go.mod h1:ysVLtOEmg2tOy6PknnYVhDoouyC/6N42TMeoMzskhso=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.9.0 h1:AV9lIiPv3ukYnxunaCUsHnEozptYmDN2F0+yWqLMn/c=
+github.com/urfave/cli/v3 v3.9.0/go.mod h1:ysVLtOEmg2tOy6PknnYVhDoouyC/6N42TMeoMzskhso=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0 h1:cH53jehLUN6UFLY71z+NDOiNJqDdPRaXzTel0sJySYA=
 go.opentelemetry.io/auto/sdk v1.1.0/go.mod h1:3wSPjt5PWp2RhlCcmmOial7AvC4DQqZb7a7wCow3W8A=
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.35.0 h1:xKWKPxrxB6OtMCbmMY021CqC45J+3Onta9MqjhnusiQ=
@@ -56,6 +80,7 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.35.0 h1:dPpEfJu1sDIqruz7BHFG3c7528f6ddfSWfFDVt
 go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.35.0/go.mod h1:WUk7DtFp1Aw2MkvqGdwiXYDZZNvA/1J8o6xRXLrIkyc=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f h1:W3F4c+6OLc6H2lb//N1q4WpJkhzJCK5J6kUi1NTVXfM=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20260410095643-746e56fc9e2f/go.mod h1:J1xhfL/vlindoeF/aINzNzt2Bket5bjo9sdOYzOsU80=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220310020820-b874c991c1a5/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220811171246-fbc7d0a398ab/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.28.0 h1:Fksou7UEQUWlKvIdsqzJmUmCX3cZuD2+P3XyyzwMhlA=
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pkg/cfg/config.go

@@ -31,7 +31,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	Version string = `v0.0.6`
+	Version string = `v0.0.13`
+)
+
+var (
+	// initialized during build, see Makefile:buildlocal
+	APIVERSION, GOVERSION, BUILD, COMMIT, BRANCH string
 )
 
 type Cluster struct {
@@ -43,17 +48,23 @@ type Config struct {
 	ConfigFile                     string // -c
 	CurrentCluster                 string // -C
 	Debug                          bool   // -d
+	Output                         string // -o <mode>
 	Clusters                       map[string]*Cluster
 	DefaultCluster                 *Cluster
 	Index                          string   // index: -i
 	Failed, Partials               bool     // index: flags
-	Shards, Replicas               int      // index create: -s -r
+	Shards, Replicas               int      // index create+allocation: -s -r
 	Wait                           bool     // index create: -w
+	Primary                        bool     // index allocation: -p
 	From, To, MaxItems             int      // search: flags
 	Filter                         []string // search: -F
+	Path                           string   // search+doc sh: -p
+	Subhelp                        bool     // search+doc sh: -H
 	Exclude                        string   // cluster compare: -e (regexp)
-	All                            bool     // cluster status: -a
+	All, Verbose                   bool     // cluster status: -a -v
 	Persistent, Transient, Default bool     // -p -t -D cluster settings set
+	Force                          bool     // ccr follower renew: -f
+	HaveJQ                         bool     // determined at runtime by ourselfes
 }
 
 func NewConfig() *Config {
@@ -90,11 +101,12 @@ func (conf *Config) Init() error {
 		}
 	} else {
 		if len(conf.Clusters) == 1 {
-			for _, cluster := range conf.Clusters {
+			for name, cluster := range conf.Clusters {
 				conf.DefaultCluster = cluster
+				conf.CurrentCluster = name
 			}
 		} else {
-			for _, cluster := range conf.Clusters {
+			for name, cluster := range conf.Clusters {
 				_, err := cluster.ES.Cluster.Health().
 					Header("content-type", "application/json").
 					Header("accept", "application/json").
@@ -102,18 +114,35 @@ func (conf *Config) Init() error {
 
 				if err == nil {
 					conf.DefaultCluster = cluster
+					conf.CurrentCluster = name
 				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	if conf.Debug {
-		repr.Println(conf)
-	}
+	conf.HaveJQ = isJQinstalled()
+
+	conf.PrintDebug()
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (conf *Config) PrintDebug() {
+	if !conf.Debug {
+		return
+	}
+
+	clone := *conf
+
+	for name := range clone.Clusters {
+		clone.Clusters[name] = nil
+	}
+	clone.DefaultCluster = nil
+
+	fmt.Println("config:")
+	repr.Println(clone)
+}
+
 func (conf *Config) LoadEnv() error {
 	cluster := Cluster{
 		Uri:  os.Getenv("ES_URI"),

pkg/cfg/jq.go

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+
+package cfg
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func isJQinstalled() bool {
+	cmd := exec.CommandContext(context.Background(), "jq", "-h")
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(string(out), "Usage") {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}

pkg/es/ccr.go

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+    "codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
+	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/types"
+)
+
+const (
+	shard_pause = `cluster.routing.allocation.enable`
+)
+
+func CcrShardPause(conf *cfg.Config) error {
+	return ClusterSettingsSetSingle(conf, shard_pause, "none")
+}
+
+func CcrShardResume(conf *cfg.Config) error {
+	return ClusterSettingsSetSingle(conf, shard_pause, "all")
+}
+
+func CcrStatus(conf *cfg.Config, leader, follower string) error {
+	if !checkClusterIsLeader(conf, leader) {
+		if !checkClusterIsLeader(conf, follower) {
+			return errors.New("leader/follower attribution is invalid, both clusters are followers")
+		}
+
+		// reverse attribution
+		f := follower
+		follower = leader
+		leader = f
+		slog.Debug("leader/follower attribution is invalid, reversing", "leader", leader, "follower", follower)
+	}
+
+	indices := ClusterIndices{}
+
+	for _, alias := range []string{leader, follower} {
+		cat := conf.Clusters[alias].ES.Cat.Indices().
+			// we need to add custom request headers, required for older ES instances
+			Header("content-type", "application/json").
+			Header("accept", "application/json")
+
+		res, err := cat.Do(context.Background())
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get indicies on %s: %s", alias, err)
+		}
+
+		indices[alias] = make(map[string]*types.IndicesRecord, len(res))
+
+		for _, index := range res {
+			indices[alias][*index.Index] = &index
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !checkClusterStatus(conf, leader, follower) {
+		return errors.New("one of the two clusters is in a failed state")
+	}
+
+	findIlmErrors(conf, leader, follower)
+
+	if findIndicesOnlyOnLeader(conf, indices, leader, follower) &&
+		findOrphanedIndices(conf, indices, leader, follower) &&
+		findFailedFollowerIndices(conf, indices, follower) {
+		fmt.Println("everything's hunky-dory.")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CcrRemoteInfo(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cluster.RemoteInfo().
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve follower info: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	slog.Debug("ccr remote info", "info", res)
+
+	remote := ""
+	var info *types.ClusterRemoteProxyInfo
+
+	for name, data := range res {
+		remote = name
+		info = data.(*types.ClusterRemoteProxyInfo)
+		break
+	}
+
+	if remote == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster doesn't follow any other: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	mode := "follower"
+	if checkClusterIsLeader(conf, conf.CurrentCluster) {
+		mode = "leader"
+	}
+
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 5)
+	table.Addheaders("ccr remote property", "value")
+
+	table.Entries = [][]string{
+		{"Remote Cluster", remote},
+		{"CCR Mode", mode},
+		{"Connected", fmt.Sprintf("%t", info.Connected)},
+		{"Num Proxy Sockets Connected", fmt.Sprintf("%d", info.NumProxySocketsConnected)},
+		{"Proxy Address", info.ProxyAddress},
+	}
+
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/es/ccr_follower.go

@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+    "codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
+)
+
+func getRemoteName(conf *cfg.Config) (string, error) {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cluster.RemoteInfo().
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve follower info: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	remote := ""
+	for name := range res {
+		remote = name
+		break
+	}
+
+	if remote == "" {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("cluster doesn't have a follower: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return remote, nil
+}
+
+func wrapError(call func(*cfg.Config, string) error, conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	err := call(conf, index)
+
+	if conf.Force {
+		fmt.Printf("caught error: %s, continuing anyway", err)
+	} else {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerRenew(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	if err := wrapError(IndexClose, conf, index); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("closed %s", index)
+
+	if err := wrapError(CcrFollowerPause, conf, index); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("paused %s", index)
+
+	if err := wrapError(CcrFollowerUnfollow, conf, index); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("unfollowed %s", index)
+
+	if err := wrapError(IndexDelete, conf, index); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("deleted %s", index)
+
+	if err := CcrFollowerAdd(conf, index); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("added follower %s", index)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerResume(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	create := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Ccr.ResumeFollow(index).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json")
+
+	_, err := create.Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to resume ccr following: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerPause(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	create := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Ccr.PauseFollow(index).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json")
+
+	_, err := create.Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to pause ccr following: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerUnfollow(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	create := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Ccr.ForgetFollower(index).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json")
+
+	_, err := create.Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unfollow index: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerAdd(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	remote, err := getRemoteName(conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	create := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Ccr.Follow(index).
+		LeaderIndex(index).
+		RemoteCluster(remote).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json")
+
+	if conf.Wait {
+		create.WaitForActiveShards("all")
+	}
+
+	_, err = create.Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create follower index: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func CcrFollowerShow(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Ccr.FollowStats(index).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve follower index info: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	slog.Debug("ES result", "follower stats", res.Indices)
+
+	if len(res.Indices) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster did not return any follower stats for index %s", index)
+	}
+
+	if len(res.Indices[0].Shards) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cluster did not return any shard stats on follower index %s", index)
+	}
+
+	follower := res.Indices[0].Shards[0]
+
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 9)
+	table.Addheaders("ccr follower property", "value")
+
+	table.Entries = [][]string{
+		{"name", index},
+		{"remote_cluster", follower.RemoteCluster},
+		{"leader_checkpoint", fmt.Sprintf("%d", follower.LeaderGlobalCheckpoint)},
+		{"follower_checkpoint", fmt.Sprintf("%d", follower.FollowerGlobalCheckpoint)},
+		{"bytes_read", fmt.Sprintf("%d", follower.BytesRead)},
+		{"failed_read_requests", fmt.Sprintf("%d", follower.FailedReadRequests)},
+		{"failed_write_requests", fmt.Sprintf("%d", follower.FailedWriteRequests)},
+		{"successful_read_requests", fmt.Sprintf("%d", follower.SuccessfulReadRequests)},
+		{"successful_write_requests", fmt.Sprintf("%d", follower.SuccessfulWriteRequests)},
+	}
+
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/es/cluster.go

@@ -18,28 +18,27 @@ package es
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"encoding/json"
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
+	"github.com/dustin/go-humanize"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/ccr/stats"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/cluster/health"
+	clusterstats "github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/cluster/stats"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/core/info"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/types"
-	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
-)
-
-const (
-	DefaultExclude = `(part|monitoring|.internal|metrics-endpoint)`
 )
 
 const (
 	ResponseHealth = iota
 	ResponseInfo
 	ResponseCcr
+	ResponseStats
 )
 
 type ClusterIndices map[string]map[string]*types.IndicesRecord
@@ -49,57 +48,28 @@ type apiResponse struct {
 	info   *info.Response
 	health *health.Response
 	ccr    *stats.Response
+	stats  *clusterstats.Response
 	which  int
 }
 
-func ClusterCompare(conf *cfg.Config, leader, follower string) error {
-	if !checkClusterFollower(conf, leader) {
-		return errors.New("leader/follower attribution is invalid, reverse cluster attribution and retry")
-	}
-
-	indices := ClusterIndices{}
-
-	for _, alias := range []string{leader, follower} {
-		cat := conf.Clusters[alias].ES.Cat.Indices().
-			// we need to add custom request headers, required for older ES instances
-			Header("content-type", "application/json").
-			Header("accept", "application/json")
-
-		res, err := cat.Do(context.Background())
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get indicies on %s: %s", alias, err)
-		}
-
-		indices[alias] = make(map[string]*types.IndicesRecord, len(res))
-
-		for _, index := range res {
-			indices[alias][*index.Index] = &index
-		}
-	}
-
-	if !checkClusterStatus(conf, leader, follower) {
-		return errors.New("one of the two clusters is in a failed state")
-	}
-
-	findIlmErrors(conf, leader, follower)
-
-	if findIndicesOnlyOnLeader(conf, indices, leader, follower) &&
-		findOrphanedIndices(conf, indices, leader, follower) &&
-		findFailedFollowerIndices(conf, indices, follower) {
-		fmt.Println("everything's hunky-dory.")
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 func ClusterList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
-	table := NewTable(3, len(conf.Clusters))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(conf.Clusters))
 
 	table.Addheaders("cluster", "uri", "default")
 
 	idx := 0
-	for name, cluster := range conf.Clusters {
+
+	names := make([]string, len(conf.Clusters))
+	for name := range conf.Clusters {
+		names[idx] = name
+		idx++
+	}
+
+	slices.Sort(names)
+
+	for idx, name := range names {
 		current := name == "default" || name == conf.CurrentCluster
+		cluster := conf.Clusters[name]
 
 		_, err := cluster.ES.Cluster.Health().
 			Header("content-type", "application/json").
@@ -107,15 +77,13 @@ func ClusterList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 			Do(context.Background())
 
 		if err == nil {
-			name = Colorize("green", name)
+			name = printer.Colorize(conf, "green", name)
 		}
 
-		table.entries[idx] = []string{name, cluster.Uri, fmt.Sprintf("%t", current)}
-		idx++
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{name, cluster.Uri, fmt.Sprintf("%t", current)}
 	}
 
-	table.Sort()
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -126,6 +94,10 @@ func ClusterList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 // have to do 3 of'em for each cluster. This speeds things up.
 func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 	clusters := []string{}
+	gocount := 3
+	if conf.Verbose {
+		gocount++
+	}
 
 	if conf.All {
 		for key := range conf.Clusters {
@@ -141,21 +113,26 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 			es = conf.Clusters[cluster].ES
 		}
 
-		responses := make(chan apiResponse, 3)
+		responses := make(chan apiResponse, gocount)
 		wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 
-		wg.Add(3)
+		wg.Add(gocount)
 		go getClusterData(es, wg, responses, "health")
 		go getClusterData(es, wg, responses, "info")
 		go getClusterData(es, wg, responses, "ccrstats")
 
+		if conf.Verbose {
+			go getClusterData(es, wg, responses, "stats")
+		}
+
 		wg.Wait()
 
 		var clusterhealth *health.Response
 		var info *info.Response
 		var ccrstats *stats.Response
+		var clusterstats *clusterstats.Response
 
-		for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		for i := 0; i < gocount; i++ {
 			r := <-responses
 
 			if r.error != nil {
@@ -169,6 +146,8 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 				ccrstats = r.ccr
 			case ResponseInfo:
 				info = r.info
+			case ResponseStats:
+				clusterstats = r.stats
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -184,20 +163,23 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 			)
 		}
 
-		table := NewTable(2, 5)
+		table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 5)
 		table.Addheaders(cluster, "status")
 
-		table.entries = [][]string{
-			{"Cluster Name", Colorize(clusterhealth.Status.Name, clusterhealth.ClusterName)},
+		table.Entries = [][]string{
+			{"Cluster Name", printer.Colorize(conf, clusterhealth.Status.Name, clusterhealth.ClusterName)},
 			{"ES Version", info.Version.Int},
 			{"Active Shards", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterhealth.ActiveShards)},
 			{"Active Primary Shards", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterhealth.ActivePrimaryShards)},
-			{"Indicies", fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(clusterhealth.Indices))},
 			{"Nodes", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterhealth.NumberOfNodes)},
 			{"AutoFollow (success/failed indices)", ccrfollowing},
 		}
 
-		if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+		if conf.Verbose {
+			table = gatherClusterStats(conf, clusterstats, table)
+		}
+
+		if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -205,90 +187,46 @@ func ClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ClusterSettingsList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
-	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cluster.GetSettings().
-		Header("content-type", "application/json").
-		Header("accept", "application/json").
-		Do(context.Background())
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get cluster settings: %s", err)
+func gatherClusterStats(conf *cfg.Config, clusterstats *clusterstats.Response, table *printer.Table) *printer.Table {
+	var querycount int64
+	var vmversion string
+
+	for _, count := range clusterstats.Indices.Search.Queries {
+		querycount += count
 	}
 
-	table := NewTable(2, 0)
-	table.Addheaders("setting", "value")
-	entries := [][]string{}
-
-	settingshash := res.Persistent // == map[string]json.RawMessage
-
-	switch {
-	case conf.Transient:
-		settingshash = res.Transient
-	case conf.Default:
-		settingshash = res.Defaults
+	if len(clusterstats.Nodes.Jvm.Versions) > 0 {
+		vmversion = strings.Join([]string{
+			clusterstats.Nodes.Jvm.Versions[0].VmName,
+			clusterstats.Nodes.Jvm.Versions[0].VmVersion}, " ")
 	}
 
-	for topic, val := range settingshash {
-		data := map[string]map[string]any{}
+	isleader := checkClusterIsLeader(conf, conf.CurrentCluster)
 
-		err := json.Unmarshal(val, &data)
+	table.Entries = append(table.Entries, [][]string{
+		{"Indicies", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterstats.Indices.Count)},
+		{"Is Leader", fmt.Sprintf("%t", isleader)},
+		{"Docs", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterstats.Indices.Docs.Count)},
+		{"Total Size", humanize.Bytes(uint64(clusterstats.Indices.Docs.TotalSizeInBytes))},
+		{"Total Queries", fmt.Sprintf("%d", querycount)},
+		{"Shards Primaries", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterstats.Indices.Shards.Primaries)},
+		{"Shards Total", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterstats.Indices.Shards.Total)},
+		{"Storage", fmt.Sprintf(
+			"%s/%s",
+			humanize.Bytes(uint64(clusterstats.Indices.Store.SizeInBytes)),
+			humanize.Bytes(uint64(*clusterstats.Indices.Store.TotalDataSetSizeInBytes)),
+		)},
+		{"JVM Heap", fmt.Sprintf(
+			"%s/%s",
+			humanize.Bytes(uint64(clusterstats.Nodes.Jvm.Mem.HeapUsedInBytes)),
+			humanize.Bytes(uint64(clusterstats.Nodes.Jvm.Mem.HeapMaxInBytes)),
+		)},
+		{"JVM Threads", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterstats.Nodes.Jvm.Threads)},
+		{"JVM Version", vmversion},
+		{"CPUs", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterstats.Nodes.Os.AllocatedProcessors)},
+		{"CPU Usage", fmt.Sprintf("%d%%", clusterstats.Nodes.Process.Cpu.Percent)},
+		{"Open FDs", fmt.Sprintf("%d", clusterstats.Nodes.Process.OpenFileDescriptors.Avg)},
+	}...)
 
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshall setting for topic %s: %s", topic, err)
-		}
-
-		for key, settings := range data {
-			for setting, value := range settings {
-				entries = append(entries, []string{
-					fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s", topic, key, setting),
-					fmt.Sprintf("%v", value),
-				})
-
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	table.entries = entries
-	table.Sort()
-
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func ClusterSettingsSet(conf *cfg.Config, args cli.Args) error {
-	put := conf.Clusters[conf.CurrentCluster].ES.Cluster.PutSettings()
-
-	for _, arg := range args.Slice() {
-		setting, value := splitArg(arg)
-
-		switch {
-		case conf.Transient:
-			message, err := json.Marshal(value)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshall transient value <%v> to valid JSON: %s", value, err)
-			}
-			put.AddTransient(setting, message)
-		case conf.Persistent:
-			fallthrough
-		default:
-			message, err := json.Marshal(value)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshall persistent value <%v> to valid JSON: %s", value, err)
-			}
-			put.AddPersistent(setting, message)
-		}
-	}
-
-	_, err := put.
-		Header("content-type", "application/json").
-		Header("accept", "application/json").
-		Do(context.Background())
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set settings: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return table
 }

pkg/es/cluster_settings.go

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+    "codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v3"
+)
+
+// recursively traverse  the raw  settings hash and  build a  flat map
+// consisting of the translated path and its value.
+//
+// e.g.
+// logger:
+//
+//	org:
+//	  elasticsearch:
+//	    transport:
+//	      OutboundHandler: "ERROR"
+//
+// gets:
+//
+// logger.org.elasticsearch.transport.OutboundHandler: "ERROR"
+func getJsonPath(raw map[string]any, topic string) map[string]string {
+	paths := map[string]string{}
+
+	for name, data := range raw {
+		path := topic + "." + name
+		switch value := data.(type) {
+		case string:
+			paths[path] = value
+		case map[string]any:
+			paths = getJsonPath(value, path)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return paths
+}
+
+func ClusterSettingsList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cluster.GetSettings().
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get cluster settings: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 0)
+	table.Addheaders("setting", "value")
+	entries := [][]string{}
+
+	settingshash := res.Persistent // == map[string]json.RawMessage
+
+	switch {
+	case conf.Transient:
+		settingshash = res.Transient
+	case conf.Default:
+		settingshash = res.Defaults
+	}
+
+	for topic, val := range settingshash {
+		data := map[string]any{}
+
+		err := json.Unmarshal(val, &data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshall setting for topic %s: %s", topic, err)
+		}
+
+		paths := getJsonPath(data, topic)
+		slog.Debug("settings", topic, paths)
+
+		for setting, value := range paths {
+			entries = append(entries, []string{setting, fmt.Sprintf("%v", value)})
+		}
+	}
+
+	table.Entries = entries
+	table.Sort()
+
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ClusterSettingsSet(conf *cfg.Config, args cli.Args) error {
+	put := conf.Clusters[conf.CurrentCluster].ES.Cluster.PutSettings()
+
+	for _, arg := range args.Slice() {
+		setting, value := splitArg(arg)
+
+		switch {
+		case conf.Transient:
+			message, err := json.Marshal(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshall transient value <%v> to valid JSON: %s", value, err)
+			}
+			put.AddTransient(setting, message)
+		case conf.Persistent:
+			fallthrough
+		default:
+			message, err := json.Marshal(value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshall persistent value <%v> to valid JSON: %s", value, err)
+			}
+			put.AddPersistent(setting, message)
+		}
+	}
+
+	_, err := put.
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set settings: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ClusterSettingsSetSingle(conf *cfg.Config, setting, value string) error {
+	message, err := json.Marshal(value)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to marshall persistent value <%v> to valid JSON: %s", value, err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = conf.Clusters[conf.CurrentCluster].ES.Cluster.PutSettings().
+		AddPersistent(setting, message).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to set %s: %s", setting, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/es/cluster_util.go

@@ -25,12 +25,17 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+    "codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/cluster/health"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/types"
 )
 
-func checkClusterFollower(conf *cfg.Config, leader string) bool {
+const (
+	DefaultExclude = `(part|monitoring|.internal|metrics-endpoint)`
+)
+
+func checkClusterIsLeader(conf *cfg.Config, leader string) bool {
 	stats, err := conf.Clusters[leader].ES.Ccr.Stats().
 		Header("content-type", "application/json").
 		Header("accept", "application/json").
@@ -70,14 +75,14 @@ func checkClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config, leader, follower string) bool {
 		status[cluster] = st
 	}
 
-	table := NewTable(3, 5)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, 5)
 
 	table.Addheaders("setting", "leader:"+leader, "follower:"+follower)
 
-	table.entries = [][]string{
+	table.Entries = [][]string{
 		{"Cluster Name",
-			Colorize(status[leader].Status.Name, status[leader].ClusterName),
-			Colorize(status[follower].Status.Name, status[follower].ClusterName),
+			printer.Colorize(conf, status[leader].Status.Name, status[leader].ClusterName),
+			printer.Colorize(conf, status[follower].Status.Name, status[follower].ClusterName),
 		},
 		{"Active Shards",
 			fmt.Sprintf("%d", status[leader].ActiveShards),
@@ -97,7 +102,7 @@ func checkClusterStatus(conf *cfg.Config, leader, follower string) bool {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return false
 	}
@@ -147,17 +152,17 @@ func findIlmErrors(conf *cfg.Config, leader, follower string) bool {
 
 		if len(failed[cluster]) > 0 {
 			idx := 0
-			table := NewTable(2, len(failed[cluster]))
+			table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, len(failed[cluster]))
 			table.Addheaders("ilm errors on "+which, "errors")
 
 			for name, count := range failed[cluster] {
-				table.entries[idx] = []string{name, count}
+				table.Entries[idx] = []string{name, count}
 				idx++
 			}
 
 			table.Sort()
 
-			if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+			if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 				fmt.Println(err)
 				return false
 			}
@@ -219,18 +224,18 @@ func findIndicesOnlyOnLeader(conf *cfg.Config, indices ClusterIndices, leader, f
 	}
 
 	idx := 0
-	table := NewTable(3, len(indexOnlyOnLeader))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(indexOnlyOnLeader))
 	table.Addheaders("index only on leader", "size", "docscount")
 
 	for name, index := range indexOnlyOnLeader {
-		name := Colorize("red", name)
+		name := printer.Colorize(conf, "red", name)
 
-		table.entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
 		idx++
 	}
 
 	table.Sort()
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return false
 	}
@@ -269,18 +274,18 @@ func findOrphanedIndices(conf *cfg.Config, indices ClusterIndices, leader, follo
 	}
 
 	idx := 0
-	table := NewTable(3, len(orphaned))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(orphaned))
 	table.Addheaders("orphaned index on follower", "size", "docscount")
 
 	for name, index := range orphaned {
-		name := Colorize("red", name)
+		name := printer.Colorize(conf, "red", name)
 
-		table.entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
 		idx++
 	}
 
 	table.Sort()
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return false
 	}
@@ -303,18 +308,18 @@ func findFailedFollowerIndices(conf *cfg.Config, indices ClusterIndices, followe
 	}
 
 	idx := 0
-	table := NewTable(3, len(red))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, len(red))
 	table.Addheaders("red index on follower", "size", "docscount")
 
 	for name, index := range red {
-		name := Colorize("red", name)
+		name := printer.Colorize(conf, "red", name)
 
-		table.entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
 		idx++
 	}
 
 	table.Sort()
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)
 		return false
 	}
@@ -371,6 +376,16 @@ func getClusterData(es *elasticsearch.TypedClient, wg *sync.WaitGroup, reschan c
 		ar.ccr = res
 		ar.which = ResponseCcr
 		arerr = err
+
+	case "stats":
+		res, err := es.Cluster.Stats().
+			Header("content-type", "application/json").
+			Header("accept", "application/json").
+			Do(context.Background())
+
+		ar.stats = res
+		ar.which = ResponseStats
+		arerr = err
 	}
 
 	if arerr != nil {

pkg/es/doc.go

@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
+)
+
+// create index with:
+//
+// esctl index create foo [id:keyword user:text age:integer]
+//
+// then add a doc:
+//
+// esctl doc add foo2 '{"id":"d8d8d","user":"scip"}'
+func DocAdd(conf *cfg.Config, jsondoc string) error {
+	data := map[string]any{}
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(jsondoc), &data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("supplied document was not valid JSON: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	now := fmt.Sprintf("%d", time.Now().Unix())
+
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Create(conf.Index, now).
+		Document(data).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create new doc in index %s: %s", conf.Index, err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(res.Id_)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func DocShow(conf *cfg.Config, id string) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Get(conf.Index, id).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve doc in index %s: %s", conf.Index, err)
+	}
+
+	if !res.Found {
+		return errors.New("no document with that id found")
+	}
+
+	docjson := fmt.Sprintf(`{"id":%s, "index":"%s", "source":%s}`,
+		res.Id_,
+		res.Index_,
+		res.Source_)
+
+	if conf.Path != "" {
+		value := gjson.Get(docjson, conf.Path)
+		fmt.Println(value.String())
+	} else {
+		fmt.Println(docjson)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/es/index.go

@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
+	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
+	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/cat/indices"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/esdsl"
 	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/types/enums/healthstatus"
 )
@@ -47,6 +51,24 @@ func IndexNames(conf *cfg.Config) ([]string, error) {
 	return indices, nil
 }
 
+func filterIndices(conf *cfg.Config, list indices.Response) indices.Response {
+	if len(conf.Filter) == 0 {
+		return list
+	}
+
+	// we support just one filter here, for now
+	filter := *regexp.MustCompile(conf.Filter[0])
+	newlist := indices.Response{}
+
+	for _, index := range list {
+		if filter.MatchString(*index.Index) {
+			newlist = append(newlist, index)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return newlist
+}
+
 func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 	cat := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cat.Indices().
 		// we need to add custom request headers, required for older ES instances
@@ -64,7 +86,9 @@ func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "indicies", res)
 
-	size := len(res)
+	list := filterIndices(conf, res)
+
+	size := len(list)
 
 	if conf.MaxItems > 0 {
 		if size > conf.MaxItems {
@@ -72,13 +96,13 @@ func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := NewTable(3, size)
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 3, size)
 	table.Addheaders("name", "size", "docscount")
 
-	for idx, index := range res {
-		name := Colorize(*index.Health, *index.Index)
+	for idx, index := range list {
+		name := printer.Colorize(conf, *index.Health, *index.Index)
 
-		table.entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{name, *index.DatasetSize, *index.DocsCount}
 
 		if idx == size-1 {
 			break
@@ -86,7 +110,7 @@ func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 	}
 
 	table.Sort()
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -94,10 +118,6 @@ func IndexList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 }
 
 func IndexShow(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
-	if index == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no index specified")
-	}
-
 	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.Get(index).
 		// we need to add custom request headers, required for older ES instances
 		Header("content-type", "application/json").
@@ -109,8 +129,15 @@ func IndexShow(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "index", res)
 
-	table := NewTable(2, 5)
-	table.Addheaders("field", "value")
+	fields := make([]string, len(res[index].Mappings.Properties))
+	idx := 0
+	for field := range res[index].Mappings.Properties {
+		fields[idx] = field
+		idx++
+	}
+
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 5)
+	table.Addheaders("index property", "value")
 
 	ts, err := strconv.ParseInt(res[index].Settings.Index.CreationDate.(string), 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -119,26 +146,23 @@ func IndexShow(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 
 	created := time.Unix(ts/1000, 0)
 
-	table.entries = [][]string{
+	table.Entries = [][]string{
 		{"name", index},
 		{"replicas", *res[index].Settings.Index.NumberOfReplicas},
 		{"shards", *res[index].Settings.Index.NumberOfShards},
 		{"created", created.Format("2006-01-02 15:04:05")},
 		{"uuid", *res[index].Settings.Index.Uuid},
+		{"fields", strings.Join(fields, ",")},
 	}
 
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func IndexCreate(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
-	if index == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no index specified")
-	}
-
+func IndexCreate(conf *cfg.Config, index string, mappings []string) error {
 	settings := esdsl.NewIndexSettings()
 
 	create := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.Create(index).
@@ -156,6 +180,30 @@ func IndexCreate(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 		settings = settings.NumberOfReplicas(strconv.Itoa(conf.Replicas))
 	}
 
+	if len(mappings) > 0 {
+		maps := esdsl.NewTypeMapping()
+
+		for _, mapping := range mappings {
+			parts := strings.Split(mapping, ":")
+			if len(parts) != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("invalid mapping %s, expect <name:type> (type: integer, text, date, keyword)", mapping)
+			}
+
+			switch parts[1] {
+			case "text":
+				maps.AddProperty(parts[0], esdsl.NewTextProperty())
+			case "integer":
+				maps.AddProperty(parts[0], esdsl.NewIntegerNumberProperty())
+			case "date":
+				maps.AddProperty(parts[0], esdsl.NewDateProperty())
+			case "keyword":
+				maps.AddProperty(parts[0], esdsl.NewKeywordProperty())
+			}
+		}
+
+		create.Mappings(maps)
+	}
+
 	_, err := create.Settings(settings).
 		Do(context.Background())
 
@@ -167,10 +215,6 @@ func IndexCreate(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 }
 
 func IndexDelete(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
-	if index == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no index specified")
-	}
-
 	_, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.Delete(index).
 		Header("content-type", "application/json").
 		Header("accept", "application/json").
@@ -181,3 +225,77 @@ func IndexDelete(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func IndexClose(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	create := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.Close(index).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json")
+
+	_, err := create.Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to close index: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func IndexAllocation(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cluster.AllocationExplain().
+		Index(index).
+		Primary(conf.Primary).
+		Shard(conf.Shards).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get index allocation explain: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	slog.Debug("ES result", "index", res)
+
+	currentNode := res.CurrentNode
+
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 10)
+	table.Addheaders("index allocation setting", "value")
+
+	roles := make([]string, len(currentNode.Roles))
+	for idx, role := range currentNode.Roles {
+		roles[idx] = role.Name
+	}
+
+	table.Entries = [][]string{
+		{"Index", index},
+		{"Current node", currentNode.Name},
+		{"Current k8s node", currentNode.Attributes["k8s_node_name"]},
+		{"Current node address", currentNode.TransportAddress},
+		{"Current node id", currentNode.Id},
+		{"Current node weight", fmt.Sprintf("%d", currentNode.WeightRanking)},
+		{"Current node roles", strings.Join(roles, ",")},
+		{"Can rebalance cluster", res.CanRebalanceCluster.Name},
+		{"Can rebalance to another node", res.CanRebalanceToOtherNode.Name},
+		{"Can remain on current node", res.CanRemainOnCurrentNode.Name},
+	}
+
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func IndexModify(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	settings := esdsl.NewIndexSettings().NumberOfReplicas(strconv.Itoa(conf.Replicas))
+
+	_, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.PutSettings().
+		Indices(index).
+		Index(settings).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to modify index settings: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/es/index_alias.go

@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
+)
+
+// FIXME: add filter support, see IndexCreate mapping
+func IndexAliasCreate(conf *cfg.Config, index, alias string) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.PutAlias(index, alias).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+
+	slog.Debug("create alias", "result", res)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create index alias: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func IndexAliasList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
+	filter := regexp.Regexp{}
+
+	if len(conf.Filter) > 0 {
+		// we support just one filter here, for now
+		filter = *regexp.MustCompile(conf.Filter[0])
+	}
+
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.GetAlias().
+		Index("_all").
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to list index aliases: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	slog.Debug("aliases list", "result", res)
+
+	aliaslist := map[string][]string{} // index => []aliases
+
+	for index, aliases := range res {
+		if len(conf.Filter) > 0 {
+			if !filter.MatchString(index) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		for alias := range aliases.Aliases {
+			aliaslist[index] = append(aliaslist[index], alias)
+		}
+	}
+
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, len(aliaslist))
+	table.Addheaders("index", "alias")
+
+	idx := 0
+	for index, aliases := range aliaslist {
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{
+			index,
+			strings.Join(aliases, ","),
+		}
+
+		idx++
+	}
+
+	table.Sort()
+
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func IndexAliasDelete(conf *cfg.Config, index, alias string) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Indices.DeleteAlias(index, alias).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+
+	slog.Debug("delete alias", "result", res)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to delete index alias: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/es/node.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+    "codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
 )
 
 func NodeList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
@@ -33,11 +34,11 @@ func NodeList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "nodes", nodes)
 
-	table := NewTable(7, len(nodes))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 7, len(nodes))
 	table.Addheaders("name", "ip", "load1m", "load5m", "load15m", "ram %", "heap %")
 
 	for idx, node := range nodes {
-		table.entries[idx] = []string{
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{
 			*node.Name,
 			*node.Ip,
 			*node.Load1M,
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func NodeList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 	}
 
 	table.Sort()
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 

pkg/es/repl.go

@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"slices"
+	"strings"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"github.com/chzyer/readline"
+)
+
+func encodeAuth(username, password string) string {
+	return base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(username + ":" + password))
+}
+
+func CallAPI(conf *cfg.Config, input []string) error {
+	var data string
+
+	verb := strings.ToUpper(input[0])
+	path := input[1]
+
+	if len(input) == 3 {
+		data = input[2]
+	}
+
+	// we're using port-forwards anyway
+	tr := &http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true},
+	}
+
+	client := &http.Client{Transport: tr}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(verb, conf.DefaultCluster.Uri+path, bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(data)))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Add("accept", "application/json")
+	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Basic "+encodeAuth(conf.DefaultCluster.User, conf.DefaultCluster.Pass))
+
+	// actually execute the request
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Read and print response
+	body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read response body: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	return prettyfiJson(conf, body)
+}
+
+func prettyfiJson(conf *cfg.Config, raw []byte) error {
+	if conf.HaveJQ {
+		cmd := exec.CommandContext(context.Background(), "jq", "-C")
+		cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewReader(raw)
+
+		var out bytes.Buffer
+		cmd.Stdout = &out
+
+		err := cmd.Run()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println(out.String())
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var pretty bytes.Buffer
+	err := json.Indent(&pretty, raw, "", "\t")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("json parse error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(pretty.String())
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func Repl(conf *cfg.Config) error {
+	verbs := []string{"post", "get", "put", "delete"}
+
+	fmt.Println("Input format: verb path [data]")
+	fmt.Println("example: post /yourindex/_ccr/pause_follow")
+
+	reader, err := readline.NewEx(&readline.Config{
+		Prompt:            "> ",
+		HistoryFile:       os.Getenv("HOME") + "/.config/esctl/history",
+		HistoryLimit:      500,
+		InterruptPrompt:   "^C",
+		EOFPrompt:         "exit",
+		HistorySearchFold: true,
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize readline lib: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	for {
+		text, err := reader.Readline()
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		text = strings.TrimSpace(text)
+
+		if text == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		parts := strings.SplitN(strings.TrimSpace(text), " ", 3)
+		if len(parts) < 2 {
+			fmt.Println("error: you need to input a verb, uri [and post data]")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !slices.Contains(verbs, strings.ToLower(parts[0])) {
+			fmt.Println("error: verb must be one of " + strings.Join(verbs, ","))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(parts[1], "/") {
+			fmt.Println("error: url path must start with /")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if len(parts) == 3 {
+			data := map[string]any{}
+			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(parts[2]), &data)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("error: input data is not proper JSON: %s", err)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		err = CallAPI(conf, parts)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("failed to call API: %s\n", err)
+		}
+
+		reader.SetPrompt("> ")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}

pkg/es/search.go

@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
-	"strings"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
-	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/core/search"
-	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/esdsl"
-	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/types"
+	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -34,33 +31,20 @@ Execute an ES search.
 	q is the actual search query given as arg to the 'search' cmd
 	additional filters can be given as -F key=value
 */
-func Search(conf *cfg.Config, q string) error {
-	query := esdsl.NewBoolQuery().
-		Must(esdsl.NewMatchQuery("message", q))
+func Search(conf *cfg.Config, queries []string) error {
+	search := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Search().
+		Index(conf.Index)
 
-	filters := make([]types.QueryVariant, len(conf.Filter))
-
-	for idx, filter := range conf.Filter {
-		parts := strings.Split(filter, "=")
-		if len(parts) != 2 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid filter spec: %s, expecting key=value", filter)
+	if len(queries) > 0 {
+		req, err := prepareQuery(conf, queries)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
 
-		filters[idx] = esdsl.NewTermQuery(parts[0], esdsl.NewFieldValue().String(parts[1]))
+		search.Request(req)
 	}
 
-	if len(filters) > 0 {
-		query.Filter(filters...)
-	}
-
-	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Search().
-		Index(conf.Index).
-		Request(&search.Request{
-			Query: query.QueryCaster(),
-			From:  &conf.From,
-			Size:  &conf.To,
-		}).
-		Do(context.Background())
+	res, err := search.Do(context.Background())
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to run search (esdsl): %s", err)
 	}
@@ -68,7 +52,18 @@ func Search(conf *cfg.Config, q string) error {
 	slog.Debug("ES result", "search", res)
 
 	for _, hit := range res.Hits.Hits {
-		fmt.Printf("%s\n", hit.Source_)
+		docjson := fmt.Sprintf(`{"id":%s, "score":%0.4f, "index":"%s", "source":%s}`,
+			*hit.Id_,
+			*hit.Score_,
+			hit.Index_,
+			hit.Source_)
+
+		if conf.Path != "" {
+			value := gjson.Get(docjson, conf.Path)
+			fmt.Println(value.String())
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(docjson)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil

pkg/es/search_filter.go

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/core/search"
+	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/esdsl"
+	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/types"
+)
+
+const (
+	Fmust = iota
+	Fmustnot
+	Fshould
+)
+
+// hold filter configuration, can be used multiple times through a search
+type filter struct {
+	term, filter string   // message=foo
+	mterm        []string // multi_match
+	criteria     int      // must(=), mustnot(!=), should(?)
+	multi        bool     // message,title=foo => filter:foo, multi: []string{"message","title"}
+}
+
+// build a new filter object
+func NewFilter(query string) (*filter, error) {
+	var separator string
+	var criteria int // we use the constants on top for this
+
+	switch {
+	case strings.Contains(query, "!="):
+		criteria = Fmustnot
+		separator = "!="
+	case strings.Contains(query, "?"):
+		criteria = Fshould
+		separator = "?"
+	default:
+		criteria = Fmust
+		separator = "="
+	}
+
+	part := strings.Split(query, separator)
+	if len(part) != 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("search queries must be in the form field<sep>pattern where <sep> must be one of: =, !=, ?")
+	}
+
+	f := &filter{term: part[0], filter: part[1], criteria: criteria}
+
+	if strings.Contains(part[0], ",") {
+		// a MultiMatchQuery, match across multiple fields at once
+		multi := strings.Split(part[0], ",")
+		f.multi = true
+		f.mterm = multi
+	}
+
+	return f, nil
+}
+
+// prepare q user search query and turn it into a proper search request
+func prepareQuery(conf *cfg.Config, queries []string) (*search.Request, error) {
+	if len(queries) == 0 {
+		// nothing given, just return all docs, if any
+		return &search.Request{
+			Query: esdsl.NewMatchAllQuery().QueryCaster(),
+			From:  &conf.From,
+			Size:  &conf.To,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	if len(queries) == 1 && !strings.ContainsAny(queries[0], "!=?") {
+		// a general query w/o fields, search across all fields
+		return &search.Request{
+			Query: esdsl.NewSimpleQueryStringQuery(queries[0]).QueryCaster(),
+			From:  &conf.From,
+			Size:  &conf.To,
+		}, nil
+	}
+
+	// complex query, form a proper query struct
+	query := esdsl.NewBoolQuery()
+
+	for _, q := range queries {
+		filter, err := NewFilter(q)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// by default we match on a single field
+		var match types.QueryVariant = esdsl.NewMatchQuery(filter.term, filter.filter)
+
+		if filter.multi {
+			// ok, match across multiple given fields
+			match = esdsl.NewMultiMatchQuery(filter.filter).Fields(filter.mterm...)
+		}
+
+		// apply logic
+		switch filter.criteria {
+		case Fmustnot:
+			query.MustNot(match)
+		case Fmust:
+			query.Must(match)
+		case Fshould:
+			query.Should(match)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// there might be boolean filters as well
+	filters := make([]types.QueryVariant, len(conf.Filter))
+
+	for idx, filter := range conf.Filter {
+		parts := strings.Split(filter, "=")
+		if len(parts) != 2 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid filter spec: %s, expecting key=value", filter)
+		}
+
+		filters[idx] = esdsl.NewTermQuery(parts[0], esdsl.NewFieldValue().String(parts[1]))
+	}
+
+	if len(filters) > 0 {
+		query.Filter(filters...)
+	}
+
+	return &search.Request{
+		Query: query.QueryCaster(),
+		From:  &conf.From,
+		Size:  &conf.To,
+	}, nil
+}

pkg/es/shard.go

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package es
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
+	"github.com/elastic/go-elasticsearch/v9/typedapi/cat/shards"
+)
+
+func colorzizeShard(conf *cfg.Config, state, name string) string {
+	color := "red" // in case of RELOCATING and UNASSIGNED
+
+	switch state {
+	case "STARTED":
+		color = "green"
+	case "INITIALIZING":
+		color = "yellow"
+	}
+
+	return printer.Colorize(conf, color, name)
+}
+
+func resolvePrirep(state string) string {
+	switch state {
+	case "p":
+		return "primary"
+	}
+
+	return "replica"
+}
+
+func filterShards(conf *cfg.Config, shardlist shards.Response) shards.Response {
+	filtered := shards.Response{}
+
+	size := len(shardlist)
+
+	if conf.MaxItems > 0 {
+		if size > conf.MaxItems {
+			size = conf.MaxItems
+		}
+	}
+
+	for idx, shard := range shardlist {
+		if conf.Failed {
+			if *shard.State == "STARTED" {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if conf.Primary {
+			if *shard.Prirep != "p" {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if idx == size-1 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		filtered = append(filtered, shard)
+	}
+
+	return filtered
+}
+
+func ShardList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cat.Shards().
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get shards: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	shardlist := filterShards(conf, res)
+	slog.Debug("ES result", "shards", res)
+
+	return printShards(conf, shardlist)
+}
+
+func printShards(conf *cfg.Config, shardlist shards.Response) error {
+	headers := []string{"index", "shard", "is primary", "store", "dataset", "docs"}
+	if conf.Verbose {
+		headers = append(headers, "node", "ip")
+	}
+
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, len(headers), len(shardlist))
+	table.Addheaders(headers...)
+
+	for idx, shard := range shardlist {
+		name := colorzizeShard(conf, *shard.State, *shard.Index)
+
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{
+			name,
+			*shard.Shard,
+			resolvePrirep(*shard.Prirep),
+			*shard.Store,
+			*shard.Dataset,
+			*shard.Docs,
+		}
+
+		if conf.Verbose {
+			table.Entries[idx] = append(table.Entries[idx],
+				*shard.Node,
+				*shard.Ip,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+
+	table.Sort()
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func ShardShow(conf *cfg.Config, index string) error {
+	res, err := conf.DefaultCluster.ES.Cat.Shards().Index(index).
+		Header("content-type", "application/json").
+		Header("accept", "application/json").
+		Do(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get shards: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	slog.Debug("ES result", "shards", res)
+
+	conf.Verbose = true
+
+	return printShards(conf, res)
+}

pkg/es/snapshot.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+    "codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/printer"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -83,11 +84,11 @@ func SnapshotList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := NewTable(5, len(snapshots))
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 5, len(snapshots))
 	table.Addheaders("name", "index", "start", "orphaned", "status")
 
 	for idx, snap := range snapshots {
-		table.entries[idx] = []string{
+		table.Entries[idx] = []string{
 			snap.Name,
 			snap.Forindex,
 			snap.Start,
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func SnapshotList(conf *cfg.Config) error {
 	}
 
 	table.Sort()
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -116,12 +117,12 @@ func SnapshotShow(conf *cfg.Config, snapshot string) error {
 		return errors.New("no snapshot retrieved")
 	}
 
-	table := NewTable(2, 17)
-	table.Addheaders("field", "value")
+	table := printer.NewTable(conf, 2, 17)
+	table.Addheaders("snapshot property", "value")
 
 	snap := res.Snapshots[0]
 
-	table.entries = [][]string{
+	table.Entries = [][]string{
 		{"snapshot", snapshot},
 		{"uuid", snap.Uuid},
 		{"repository", *snap.Repository},
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ func SnapshotShow(conf *cfg.Config, snapshot string) error {
 		{"shards-successful", fmt.Sprintf("%d", snap.Shards.Successful)},
 	}
 
-	if err := table.PrintMarkdown(); err != nil {
+	if err := table.Print(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 

pkg/es/table.go

@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
-
-This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-(at your option) any later version.
-
-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-package es
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"sort"
-	"strings"
-
-	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
-	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter/renderer"
-	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter/tw"
-)
-
-type Table struct {
-	headers []string
-	entries [][]string
-}
-
-func NewTable(columns, rows int) *Table {
-	table := Table{}
-
-	table.headers = make([]string, columns)
-	table.entries = make([][]string, rows)
-
-	return &table
-}
-
-func (data *Table) PrintMarkdown() error {
-	tableString := &strings.Builder{}
-
-	table := tablewriter.NewTable(tableString,
-		tablewriter.WithRenderer(
-			renderer.NewBlueprint(
-				tw.Rendition{
-					Borders: tw.Border{
-						Left:   tw.On,
-						Right:  tw.On,
-						Top:    tw.Off,
-						Bottom: tw.Off,
-					},
-					Settings: tw.Settings{
-						Separators: tw.Separators{
-							ShowHeader:     tw.On,
-							ShowFooter:     tw.Off,
-							BetweenRows:    tw.Off,
-							BetweenColumns: 0,
-						},
-					},
-					Symbols: tw.NewSymbols(tw.StyleMarkdown),
-				})),
-
-		tablewriter.WithConfig(
-			tablewriter.Config{
-				Header: tw.CellConfig{
-					Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
-						Alignment:  tw.AlignLeft,
-						AutoFormat: tw.Off,
-					},
-				},
-				Row: tw.CellConfig{
-					Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
-						Alignment: tw.AlignLeft,
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		),
-	)
-
-	table.Header(data.headers)
-
-	if err := table.Bulk(data.entries); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add data to table renderer: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := table.Render(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to render table: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	fmt.Println(tableString.String())
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (data *Table) Sort() {
-	// sanity checks
-	if len(data.entries) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	sort.Slice(data.entries, func(i, j int) bool {
-		return data.entries[i][0] < data.entries[j][0]
-	})
-}
-
-func (data *Table) Addheaders(headers ...string) {
-	for idx, header := range headers {
-		data.headers[idx] = bold(strings.ToUpper(header))
-	}
-}

pkg/printer/color.go

@@ -15,9 +15,12 @@ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
 
-package es
+package printer
 
-import "github.com/fatih/color"
+import (
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+)
 
 var (
 	green  = color.New(color.BgGreen, color.FgHiWhite).SprintFunc()
@@ -26,7 +29,12 @@ var (
 	bold   = color.New(color.Bold).SprintFunc()
 )
 
-func Colorize(col, what string) string {
+func Colorize(conf *cfg.Config, col, what string) string {
+	switch conf.Output {
+	case "json", "yaml":
+		return what
+	}
+
 	switch col {
 	case "green":
 		what = green(what)

pkg/printer/table.go

@@ -0,0 +1,306 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2026 Thomas von Dein
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*/
+package printer
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"codeberg.org/scip/esctl/pkg/cfg"
+	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
+	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter/renderer"
+	"github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter/tw"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
+)
+
+type Table struct {
+	Mode    string // table, markdown, json
+	Headers []string
+	Entries [][]string
+
+	lenHeaders []int
+}
+
+func NewTable(conf *cfg.Config, columns, rows int) *Table {
+	table := Table{Mode: conf.Output}
+
+	table.Headers = make([]string, columns)
+	table.Entries = make([][]string, rows)
+	table.lenHeaders = make([]int, columns)
+
+	return &table
+}
+
+func (data *Table) Print() error {
+	switch data.Mode {
+	case "markdown", "md":
+		return data.PrintMarkdown()
+	case "json":
+		return data.PrintJSON()
+	case "yaml":
+		return data.PrintYAML()
+	default:
+		return data.PrintTSV()
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	ansiCtrlSeq = regexp.MustCompile(`\033.[0-9;]+m`)
+)
+
+// needed for json and yaml output
+func (data *Table) toMap() []map[string]string {
+	raw := make([]map[string]string, len(data.Entries))
+
+	for idx, entries := range data.Entries {
+		raw[idx] = make(map[string]string, len(data.Headers))
+		for eidx, entry := range entries {
+			raw[idx][data.Headers[eidx]] = entry
+		}
+	}
+
+	return raw
+}
+
+func (data *Table) PrintYAML() error {
+	raw := data.toMap()
+
+	body, err := yaml.Marshal(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to produce YAML output: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(body))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (data *Table) PrintJSON() error {
+	raw := data.toMap()
+
+	body, err := json.MarshalIndent(raw, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to produce JSON output: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(string(body))
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Well.  tablewriter  should be  able to  print in  TSV mode,  but it
+// doesn't  work because  of  the various  ansic  color escapes  we're
+// using. Therefore we do it the hard way and use our own TSV printer.
+func (data *Table) PrintTSV() error {
+	// determine lenght's
+	for idx, head := range data.Headers {
+		data.lenHeaders[idx] = visibleLen(head)
+	}
+
+	for _, entries := range data.Entries {
+		for idx, entry := range entries {
+			length := visibleLen(entry)
+			if data.lenHeaders[idx] < length {
+				data.lenHeaders[idx] = length
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// output
+	for idx, header := range data.Headers {
+		fmt.Print(header, strings.Repeat(" ", data.lenHeaders[idx]-visibleLen(header)))
+		if idx < len(data.Headers)-1 {
+			fmt.Print("  ")
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Println()
+
+	for _, entries := range data.Entries {
+		for idx, entry := range entries {
+			length := visibleLen(entry)
+
+			if isInt(entry) {
+				// align right
+				fmt.Print(strings.Repeat(" ", data.lenHeaders[idx]-length), entry)
+			} else {
+				fmt.Print(entry, strings.Repeat(" ", data.lenHeaders[idx]-length))
+			}
+
+			if idx < len(data.Headers)-1 {
+				fmt.Print("  ")
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Println()
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (data *Table) PrintTabularFail() error {
+	OFS := "  "
+
+	tableString := &strings.Builder{}
+
+	styleTSV := tw.NewSymbolCustom("space").WithColumn("\t")
+
+	table := tablewriter.NewTable(tableString,
+		tablewriter.WithRenderer(
+			renderer.NewBlueprint(tw.Rendition{
+				Borders: tw.BorderNone,
+				Symbols: styleTSV,
+				Settings: tw.Settings{
+					Separators: tw.SeparatorsNone,
+					Lines:      tw.LinesNone,
+				},
+			})),
+		tablewriter.WithConfig(tablewriter.Config{
+			Header: tw.CellConfig{
+				Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
+					AutoFormat: tw.Off,
+				},
+				Padding: tw.CellPadding{Global: tw.Padding{Left: "", Right: OFS}},
+			},
+			Row: tw.CellConfig{
+				Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
+					AutoWrap:  tw.WrapNone,
+					Alignment: tw.AlignLeft,
+				},
+				Padding: tw.CellPadding{Global: tw.Padding{Right: OFS}},
+			},
+
+			Debug: true,
+		}),
+	)
+
+	table.Header(data.Headers)
+
+	if err := table.Bulk(data.Entries); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add data to table renderer: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := table.Render(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to render table: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// we  need to trim  our output here, because  tablewriter appends
+	// excess whitespace to our rows.
+	cleanedString := &strings.Builder{}
+
+	for _, row := range strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(tableString.String()), "\n") {
+		cleanedString.WriteString(strings.TrimSpace(row))
+		cleanedString.WriteString("\n")
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(cleanedString.String())
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (data *Table) PrintMarkdown() error {
+	tableString := &strings.Builder{}
+
+	table := tablewriter.NewTable(tableString,
+		tablewriter.WithRenderer(
+			renderer.NewBlueprint(
+				tw.Rendition{
+					Borders: tw.Border{
+						Left:   tw.On,
+						Right:  tw.On,
+						Top:    tw.Off,
+						Bottom: tw.Off,
+					},
+					Settings: tw.Settings{
+						Separators: tw.Separators{
+							ShowHeader:     tw.On,
+							ShowFooter:     tw.Off,
+							BetweenRows:    tw.Off,
+							BetweenColumns: 0,
+						},
+					},
+					Symbols: tw.NewSymbols(tw.StyleMarkdown),
+				})),
+
+		tablewriter.WithConfig(
+			tablewriter.Config{
+				Header: tw.CellConfig{
+					Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
+						Alignment:  tw.AlignLeft,
+						AutoFormat: tw.Off,
+					},
+				},
+				Row: tw.CellConfig{
+					Formatting: tw.CellFormatting{
+						Alignment: tw.AlignLeft,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		),
+	)
+
+	table.Header(data.Headers)
+
+	if err := table.Bulk(data.Entries); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add data to table renderer: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := table.Render(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to render table: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println(tableString.String())
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (data *Table) Sort() {
+	// sanity checks
+	if len(data.Entries) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	sort.Slice(data.Entries, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return data.Entries[i][0] < data.Entries[j][0]
+	})
+}
+
+func (data *Table) Addheaders(headers ...string) {
+	for idx, header := range headers {
+		switch data.Mode {
+		case "json", "yaml":
+			data.Headers[idx] = strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ToLower(header), " ", "_")
+		default:
+			data.Headers[idx] = bold(strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ToUpper(header), " ", "-"))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// return the length of a string but only visible chars, w/o ansi color escapes
+func visibleLen(word string) int {
+	return len(ansiCtrlSeq.ReplaceAllLiteralString(word, ""))
+}
+
+func isInt(num string) bool {
+	if _, err := strconv.Atoi(num); err == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}