diff --git a/src/path.c b/src/path.c
index 309b44a..f4b7a89 100644
--- a/src/path.c
+++ b/src/path.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include "../argz/argz.h"
 
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ gt_path_status(int fd)
     if (send(fd, &req, sizeof(struct ctl_msg), 0) == -1)
         return -1;
 
+    int term = isatty(1);
+
     do {
         if (recv(fd, &res, sizeof(struct ctl_msg), 0) == -1)
             return -1;
@@ -47,33 +50,46 @@ gt_path_status(int fd)
             default:         return -2;
         }
 
-        printf("path %s\n"
-               "  bind:     %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
-               "  public:   %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
-               "  peer:     %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
-               "  mtu:      %zu bytes\n"
-               "  rtt:      %.3f ms\n"
-               "  rttvar:   %.3f ms\n"
-               "  upload:   %"PRIu64" bytes/s (max: %"PRIu64")\n"
-               "  download: %"PRIu64" bytes/s (max: %"PRIu64")\n"
-               "  output:   %"PRIu64" packets\n"
-               "  input:    %"PRIu64" packets\n",
-               statestr,
-               bindstr[0] ? bindstr : "-",
-               gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.path_status.local_addr),
-               publstr[0] ? publstr : "-",
-               gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.path_status.r_addr),
-               peerstr[0] ? peerstr : "-",
-               gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.path_status.addr),
-               res.path_status.mtu.ok,
-               res.path_status.rtt/(double)1e3,
-               res.path_status.rttvar/(double)1e3,
-               res.path_status.r_rate,
-               res.path_status.r_ratemax,
-               res.path_status.recv.rate,
-               res.path_status.recv.ratemax,
-               res.path_status.send.total,
-               res.path_status.recv.total);
+        printf(term ? "path %s\n"
+                      "  bind:     %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
+                      "  public:   %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
+                      "  peer:     %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
+                      "  mtu:      %zu bytes\n"
+                      "  rtt:      %.3f ms\n"
+                      "  rttvar:   %.3f ms\n"
+                      "  upload:   %"PRIu64" bytes/s (max: %"PRIu64")\n"
+                      "  download: %"PRIu64" bytes/s (max: %"PRIu64")\n"
+                      "  output:   %"PRIu64" packets\n"
+                      "  input:    %"PRIu64" packets\n"
+                    : "path %s"
+                      " %s %"PRIu16
+                      " %s %"PRIu16
+                      " %s %"PRIu16
+                      " %zu"
+                      " %.3f %.3f"
+                      " %"PRIu64
+                      " %"PRIu64
+                      " %"PRIu64
+                      " %"PRIu64
+                      " %"PRIu64
+                      " %"PRIu64
+                      "\n",
+            statestr,
+            bindstr[0] ? bindstr : "-",
+            gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.path_status.local_addr),
+            publstr[0] ? publstr : "-",
+            gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.path_status.r_addr),
+            peerstr[0] ? peerstr : "-",
+            gt_get_port((struct sockaddr *)&res.path_status.addr),
+            res.path_status.mtu.ok,
+            res.path_status.rtt/(double)1e3,
+            res.path_status.rttvar/(double)1e3,
+            res.path_status.r_rate,
+            res.path_status.r_ratemax,
+            res.path_status.recv.rate,
+            res.path_status.recv.ratemax,
+            res.path_status.send.total,
+            res.path_status.recv.total);
     } while (res.ret == EAGAIN);
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/show.c b/src/show.c
index 66c9451..baf09cb 100644
--- a/src/show.c
+++ b/src/show.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <sys/un.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 static int
 gt_show_dev_status(int fd, const char *dev)
@@ -27,12 +28,20 @@ gt_show_dev_status(int fd, const char *dev)
     int server = gt_toaddr(peerstr, sizeof(peerstr),
                            (struct sockaddr *)&res.status.peer);
 
+    int term = isatty(1);
+
     if (server) {
-        printf("server %s:\n"
-               "  pid:       %li\n"
-               "  bind:      %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
-               "  mtu:       %zu\n"
-               "  cipher:    %s\n",
+        printf(term ? "server %s:\n"
+                      "  pid:       %li\n"
+                      "  bind:      %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
+                      "  mtu:       %zu\n"
+                      "  cipher:    %s\n"
+                    : "server %s"
+                      " %li"
+                      " %s %"PRIu16
+                      " %zu"
+                      " %s"
+                      "\n",
                dev,
                res.status.pid,
                bindstr[0] ? bindstr : "-",
@@ -40,12 +49,19 @@ gt_show_dev_status(int fd, const char *dev)
                res.status.mtu,
                res.status.chacha ? "chacha20poly1305" : "aes256gcm");
     } else {
-        printf("client %s:\n"
-               "  pid:       %li\n"
-               "  bind:      %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
-               "  peer:      %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
-               "  mtu:       %zu\n"
-               "  cipher:    %s\n",
+        printf(term ? "client %s:\n"
+                      "  pid:       %li\n"
+                      "  bind:      %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
+                      "  peer:      %s port %"PRIu16"\n"
+                      "  mtu:       %zu\n"
+                      "  cipher:    %s\n"
+                    : "client %s"
+                      " %li"
+                      " %s %"PRIu16
+                      " %s %"PRIu16
+                      " %zu"
+                      " %s"
+                      "\n",
                dev,
                res.status.pid,
                bindstr[0] ? bindstr : "-",