diff --git a/dphon/cli.py b/dphon/cli.py
index 3b9e3fc..9f2f736 100644
--- a/dphon/cli.py
+++ b/dphon/cli.py
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
         Set input format. Currently, plaintext (txt) and JSON lines (jsonl) are
         supported.
 
-    -o <FMT>, --output-format <FMT> [default: txt]
-        Set output format. Currently, plaintext (txt), JSON lines (jsonl),
-        comma-separated values (csv), and html (html) are supported. Note that
-        you still need to redirect to a file in order to save the output.
+    -o <PATH>, --output-file <PATH>
+        Set output filename. By default, output is sent to the terminal. The
+        output format is determined by the file extension. Supported formats
+        are JSON lines (jsonl), CSV (csv), and HTML (html).
 
 Matching Options:
     -n <NUM>, --ngram-order <NUM>   [default: 4]
@@ -92,11 +92,10 @@
 import csv
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
 import time
 from itertools import combinations
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Dict
+from typing import Dict, List
 
 import jsonlines
 import pkg_resources
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@
 from docopt import docopt
 from rich import traceback
 from rich.logging import RichHandler
+from rich.padding import Padding
 from rich.progress import BarColumn, Progress, SpinnerColumn
 from spacy.language import Language
 from spacy.tokens import Doc
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 from .extend import LevenshteinPhoneticExtender
 from .g2p import get_sound_table_json
 from .match import Match
-from .reuse import MatchGraph
+from .reuse import MatchGraph, MatchGroup
 
 # Available log levels: default is WARN, -v is INFO, -vv is DEBUG
 LOG_LEVELS = {
@@ -149,36 +149,45 @@ def run() -> None:
 
     # process all texts
     graph = process(nlp, args)
-    results = list(graph.matches)
-    logging.info(f"{len(results)} total results matching query")
 
-    # sort results by highest total score
-    results = sorted(results, key=lambda m: m.weighted_score, reverse=True)
+    # check if we're outputting to a file and find out the format
+    if args["--output-file"]:
+        output_path = Path(args["--output-file"])
+        output_format = output_path.suffix.lstrip(".").lower()
+        if output_format not in ["jsonl", "csv", "html"]:
+            raise ValueError(f"unsupported output format: {output_format}")
+
+    # if requested output match groups, otherwise output matches
+    results: List[MatchGroup] | List[Match] = []
+    if args["--group"]:
+        results = graph.groups
+    else:
+        results = list(graph.matches)
+
+    # sort results by highest weighted score
+    results = sorted(results, key=lambda result: result.weighted_score, reverse=True)
 
     # output depending on provided option
-    if args["--output-format"] == "jsonl":
-        with jsonlines.Writer(sys.stdout) as writer:
-            for match in results:
-                writer.write(match.as_dict())
-    elif args["--output-format"] == "csv":
+    if output_format == "jsonl":
+        with jsonlines.Writer(output_path) as writer:
+            for result in results:
+                writer.write(result.as_dict())
+    elif output_format == "csv":
         fieldnames = Match("", "", "", "").as_dict().keys()
-        writer = csv.DictWriter(sys.stdout, fieldnames=fieldnames)
+        writer = csv.DictWriter(output_path, fieldnames=fieldnames)
         writer.writeheader()
-        for match in results:
-            writer.writerow(match.as_dict())
-    elif args["--output-format"] == "html":
+        for result in results:
+            writer.writerow(result.as_dict())
+    elif output_format == "html":
         console.record = True
-        with console.capture():
-            for doc in graph.docs:
-                for group in doc._.groups:
-                    console.print(group)
-        sys.stdout.write(console.export_html())
+        for result in results:
+            console.print(Padding(result, (0, 0, 1, 0)))
+        console.save_html(output_path)
     else:
         # use system pager by default; colorize if LESS=R
         with console.pager(styles=os.getenv("LESS", "") == "R"):
-            for doc in graph.docs:
-                for group in doc._.groups:
-                    console.print(group)
+            for result in results:
+                console.print(Padding(result, (0, 0, 1, 0)))
 
 
 def setup(args: Dict) -> Language:
diff --git a/dphon/reuse.py b/dphon/reuse.py
index 4d66165..1194206 100644
--- a/dphon/reuse.py
+++ b/dphon/reuse.py
@@ -36,11 +36,18 @@ def __rich_console__(
         self, console: Console, options: ConsoleOptions
     ) -> RenderResult:
         """Format the group for display in console."""
-        table = Table(title=self.anchor_span.text, title_justify="left", show_header=False)
+        table = Table(
+            title=self.anchor_span.text,
+            title_justify="left",
+            show_header=False,
+            box=None,
+        )
         table.add_column("doc", no_wrap=True)
         table.add_column("text")
         table.add_column("transcription")
 
+        # TODO: fix padding here
+
         # render the "anchor" span first (i.e., the span that all matches share)
         table.add_row(
             f"{self.doc._.id} ({self.start}–{self.end-1})",
@@ -222,9 +229,9 @@ def filter(self, predicate: Callable[[Match], bool]) -> None:
 # helper for getting bounds of a match in a given document
 def _bounds_in(doc):
     def _bounds(match):
-        if match.utxt.doc == doc:
+        if match.u == doc._.id:
             return match.utxt.start, match.utxt.end
-        if match.vtxt.doc == doc:
+        if match.v == doc._.id:
             return match.vtxt.start, match.vtxt.end
         raise ValueError("Match does not belong to document.", match, doc)