diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
index 2fe59d7..ed11954 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_search.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func cmdSearch(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 			}
 
 			// display the cheatsheet title and path
-			out += fmt.Sprintf("\n%s %s\n",
+			out += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n",
 				display.Underline(sheet.Title),
 				display.Faint(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", sheet.CheatPath), conf),
 			)
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func cmdSearch(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// trim the leading newline
-	out = strings.TrimPrefix(out, "\n")
+	// trim superfluous newlines
+	out = strings.TrimSpace(out)
 
 	// display the output
 	// NB: resist the temptation to call `display.Display` multiple times in
diff --git a/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go b/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
index 8234f3c..13b3c93 100644
--- a/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
+++ b/cmd/cheat/cmd_view.go
@@ -33,16 +33,17 @@ func cmdView(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 	// if --all was passed, display cheatsheets from all cheatpaths
 	if opts["--all"].(bool) {
 		// iterate over the cheatpaths
+		out := ""
 		for _, cheatpath := range cheatsheets {
 
 			// if the cheatpath contains the specified cheatsheet, display it
 			if sheet, ok := cheatpath[cheatsheet]; ok {
 
 				// identify the matching cheatsheet
-				fmt.Println(fmt.Sprintf("%s %s",
+				out += fmt.Sprintf("%s %s\n",
 					display.Underline(sheet.Title),
 					display.Faint(fmt.Sprintf("(%s)", sheet.CheatPath), conf),
-				))
+				)
 
 				// apply colorization if requested
 				if conf.Color(opts) {
@@ -50,11 +51,12 @@ func cmdView(opts map[string]interface{}, conf config.Config) {
 				}
 
 				// display the cheatsheet
-				display.Write(display.Indent(sheet.Text), conf)
+				out += display.Indent(sheet.Text) + "\n"
 			}
 		}
 
-		// exit early
+		// display and exit
+		display.Write(strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n"), conf)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/display/indent.go b/internal/display/indent.go
index 3b40556..9399879 100644
--- a/internal/display/indent.go
+++ b/internal/display/indent.go
@@ -7,10 +7,15 @@ import (
 
 // Indent prepends each line of a string with a tab
 func Indent(str string) string {
+
+	// trim superfluous whitespace
+	str = strings.TrimSpace(str)
+
+	// prepend each line with a tab character
 	out := ""
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(str, "\n") {
 		out += fmt.Sprintf("\t%s\n", line)
 	}
 
-	return strings.TrimSuffix(out, "\n")
+	return out
 }
diff --git a/internal/display/indent_test.go b/internal/display/indent_test.go
index be50b2d..94b1ac9 100644
--- a/internal/display/indent_test.go
+++ b/internal/display/indent_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "testing"
 // TestIndent asserts that Indent prepends a tab to each line
 func TestIndent(t *testing.T) {
 	got := Indent("foo\nbar\nbaz")
-	want := "\tfoo\n\tbar\n\tbaz"
+	want := "\tfoo\n\tbar\n\tbaz\n"
 	if got != want {
 		t.Errorf("failed to indent: want: %s, got: %s", want, got)
 	}