diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dcbf1b1c..f7cf5f31 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ _This is the source repository for **lnav**, visit [https://lnav.org](https://ln
 # LNAV -- The Logfile Navigator
 
 The Logfile Navigator is a log file viewer for the terminal.  Given a
-set of files, **lnav** will:
+set of files/directories, **lnav** will:
 
 - decompress as needed;
 - detect their format;
 - merge the files together by time into a single view;
-- tail the files and follow renames;
-- build an index of errors and warnings.
+- tail the files, follow renames, find new files in directories;
+- build an index of errors and warnings;
+- [pretty-print JSON-lines](https://docs.lnav.org/en/latest/formats.html#json-lines).
 
 Then, in the **lnav** TUI, you can:
 
diff --git a/docs/source/formats.rst b/docs/source/formats.rst
index 45dc2c31..c405b633 100644
--- a/docs/source/formats.rst
+++ b/docs/source/formats.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 .. _log_formats:
 
+***********
 Log Formats
-===========
+***********
+
+Built-in Formats
+================
 
 Log files loaded into **lnav** are parsed based on formats defined in
 configuration files.  Many
@@ -19,6 +23,9 @@ The following log formats are built into **lnav**:
    :widths: 8 5 20
    :file: format-table.csv
 
+XSV Formats
+-----------
+
 In addition to the above formats, the following self-describing formats are
 supported:
 
@@ -33,6 +40,24 @@ supported:
   self-describing, so **lnav** will read the header to determine the shape of
   the file.
 
+JSON-lines
+----------
+
+Logs encoded as `JSON-lines <https://jsonlines.org>`_ can be parsed and
+pretty-printed in lnav by creating a log format file.  The format file
+is a bit simpler to create since it doesn't require a regular expression
+to match plain text.  Instead, the format defines the relevant fields
+and provides a :code:`line-format` array that specifies how the fields
+in the JSON object should be displayed.
+
+See the following formats that are built into lnav as examples:
+
+* `cloudflare_log.json <https://github.com/tstack/lnav/blob/master/src/formats/cloudflare_log.json>`_
+* `github_events_log.json <https://github.com/tstack/lnav/blob/master/src/formats/github_events_log.json>`_
+
+logfmt
+------
+
 There is also basic support for the `logfmt <https://brandur.org/logfmt>`_
 convention for formatting log messages.  Files that use this format must
 have the entire line be key/value pairs and the timestamp contained in a
@@ -41,9 +66,8 @@ quite follow this formatting, but wraps logfmt data with another recognized
 format, you can use the :ref:`logfmt2json` SQL function to convert the data
 into JSON for further analysis.
 
-
 Defining a New Format
----------------------
+=====================
 
 New log formats can be defined by placing JSON configuration files in
 subdirectories of the :file:`/etc/lnav/formats` and :file:`~/.lnav/formats/`
@@ -55,7 +79,7 @@ modify existing ones.  Format directories can also contain '.sql' and '.lnav'
 script files that can be used automate log file analysis.
 
 Creating a Format Using Regex101.com (v0.11.0+)
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+-----------------------------------------------
 
 For plain-text log files, the easiest way to create a log format definition is
 to create the regular expression that recognizes log messages using
@@ -81,7 +105,7 @@ default to :code:`string`, but you'll want to change them to the appropriate
 type.
 
 Format File Reference
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+---------------------
 
 An **lnav** format file must contain a single JSON object, preferably with a
 :code:`$schema` property that refers to the
@@ -515,7 +539,7 @@ header:
       :eval :filter-out ${pattern}
 
 VSCode Extension
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+----------------
 
 The `lnav VSCode Extension <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=lnav.lnav>`_
 can be installed to add syntax highlighting to lnav scripts.
@@ -566,7 +590,7 @@ Executing the format file should then install it automatically:
 .. _format_order:
 
 Format Order When Scanning a File
----------------------------------
+=================================
 
 When **lnav** loads a file, it tries each log format against the first 15,000
 lines [#]_ of the file trying to find a match.  When a match is found, that log
@@ -594,7 +618,7 @@ will win.
        :ref:`tuning` section for more details.
 
 Automatic File Conversion
--------------------------
+=========================
 
 File formats that are not naturally understood by **lnav** can be
 automatically detected and converted to a usable form using the
diff --git a/test/expected/test_text_file.sh_5b51b55dff7332c5bee2c9b797c401c5614d574a.out b/test/expected/test_text_file.sh_5b51b55dff7332c5bee2c9b797c401c5614d574a.out
index 6673f486..a8182dd7 100644
--- a/test/expected/test_text_file.sh_5b51b55dff7332c5bee2c9b797c401c5614d574a.out
+++ b/test/expected/test_text_file.sh_5b51b55dff7332c5bee2c9b797c401c5614d574a.out
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@
 LNAV – The Logfile Navigator
 
 The Logfile Navigator is a log file viewer for the terminal.  Given a
-set of files, lnav will:
+set of files/directories, lnav will:
 
  • decompress as needed;
  • detect their format;
  • merge the files together by time into a single view;
- • tail the files and follow renames;
- • build an index of errors and warnings.
+ • tail the files, follow renames, find new files in
+   directories;
+ • build an index of errors and warnings;
+ • ]8;;https://docs.lnav.org/en/latest/formats.html#json-lines\pretty-print JSON-lines]8;;\[1].
+
+ ▌[1] - https://docs.lnav.org/en/latest/formats.html#json-lines 
 
 Then, in the lnav TUI, you can: