2 files changed, 28 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/src/command/client/search.rs b/src/command/client/search.rs
index e528576d..53471ec1 100644
--- a/src/command/client/search.rs
+++ b/src/command/client/search.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ mod duration;
 mod event;
 mod history_list;
 mod interactive;
-pub use duration::format_duration;
+pub use duration::{format_duration, format_duration_into};
 
 #[allow(clippy::struct_excessive_bools)]
 #[derive(Parser)]
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ pub struct Cmd {
     /// Show only the text of the command
     #[arg(long)]
     cmd_only: bool,
+
+    /// Available variables: {command}, {directory}, {duration}, {user}, {host} and {time}.
+    /// Example: --format "{time} - [{duration}] - {directory}$\t{command}"
+    #[arg(long, short)]
+    format: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl Cmd {
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ impl Cmd {
                 self.exit,
                 self.exclude_exit,
                 self.exclude_cwd,
+                self.format,
                 self.before,
                 self.after,
                 self.limit,
@@ -122,6 +128,7 @@ async fn run_non_interactive(
     exit: Option<i64>,
     exclude_exit: Option<i64>,
     exclude_cwd: Option<String>,
+    format: Option<String>,
     before: Option<String>,
     after: Option<String>,
     limit: Option<i64>,
@@ -202,6 +209,6 @@ async fn run_non_interactive(
         .map(std::borrow::ToOwned::to_owned)
         .collect();
 
-    super::history::print_list(&results, list_mode);
+    super::history::print_list(&results, list_mode, format.as_deref());
     Ok(results.len())
 }
diff --git a/src/command/client/search/duration.rs b/src/command/client/search/duration.rs
index 1dc4245f..08dadb95 100644
--- a/src/command/client/search/duration.rs
+++ b/src/command/client/search/duration.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+use core::fmt;
 use std::{ops::ControlFlow, time::Duration};
 
 #[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
-pub fn format_duration(f: Duration) -> String {
-    fn item(name: &str, value: u64) -> ControlFlow<String> {
+pub fn format_duration_into(dur: Duration, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+    fn item(unit: &'static str, value: u64) -> ControlFlow<(&'static str, u64)> {
         if value > 0 {
-            ControlFlow::Break(format!("{value}{name}"))
+            ControlFlow::Break((unit, value))
         } else {
             ControlFlow::Continue(())
         }
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn format_duration(f: Duration) -> String {
     // impl taken and modified from
     // https://github.com/tailhook/humantime/blob/master/src/duration.rs#L295-L331
     // Copyright (c) 2016 The humantime Developers
-    fn fmt(f: Duration) -> ControlFlow<String, ()> {
+    fn fmt(f: Duration) -> ControlFlow<(&'static str, u64), ()> {
         let secs = f.as_secs();
         let nanos = f.subsec_nanos();
 
@@ -43,8 +44,19 @@ pub fn format_duration(f: Duration) -> String {
         ControlFlow::Continue(())
     }
 
-    match fmt(f) {
-        ControlFlow::Break(b) => b,
-        ControlFlow::Continue(()) => String::from("0s"),
+    match fmt(dur) {
+        ControlFlow::Break((unit, value)) => write!(f, "{value}{unit}"),
+        ControlFlow::Continue(()) => write!(f, "0s"),
+    }
+}
+
+#[allow(clippy::module_name_repetitions)]
+pub fn format_duration(f: Duration) -> String {
+    struct F(Duration);
+    impl fmt::Display for F {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+            format_duration_into(self.0, f)
+        }
     }
+    F(f).to_string()
 }