From 035caf059dd4c7a3a3374c7403207afe4c36d314 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Naomi Kramer <naomi@activecountermeasures.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2026 10:43:22 -0400
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Skip upgrade check on view command when exporting

---
 cmd/view.go | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/view.go b/cmd/view.go
index 9d2f8f2..44defc1 100644
--- a/cmd/view.go
+++ b/cmd/view.go
@@ -91,9 +91,11 @@ var ViewCommand = &cli.Command{
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// check for updates after running the command
-		if err := CheckForUpdate(cfg); err != nil {
-			return err
+		// check for updates after running the command, skip if using output flag
+		if !cCtx.Bool("stdout") {
+			if err := CheckForUpdate(cfg); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 
 		return nil

From 17b9f35d87a4159cb9ae2bdee8e82eca0ef7d8f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Pawe=C5=82=20Floryan?=
 <81591050+pawelfloryan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:04:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Disabled the message when not passing output to a tty

---
 cmd/view.go | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cmd/view.go b/cmd/view.go
index 44defc1..6c620b0 100644
--- a/cmd/view.go
+++ b/cmd/view.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/activecm/rita/v5/config"
 	"github.com/activecm/rita/v5/database"
@@ -103,8 +104,6 @@ var ViewCommand = &cli.Command{
 }
 
 func runViewCmd(cfg *config.Config, dbName string, stdout bool, search string, limit int) error {
-	fmt.Printf("Viewing database: %s\n", dbName)
-
 	// connect to database
 	db, err := database.ConnectToDB(context.Background(), dbName, cfg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -122,6 +121,14 @@ func runViewCmd(cfg *config.Config, dbName string, stdout bool, search string, l
 
 	// if stdout was requested, get CSV output
 	if stdout {
+		outInfo, err := os.Stdout.Stat()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// display the message only when printing stdout to the terminal
+		if (outInfo.Mode() & os.ModeCharDevice) == os.ModeCharDevice {
+			fmt.Printf("Viewing database: %s\n", dbName)
+		}
 
 		// get CSV output
 		csvData, err := viewer.GetCSVOutput(db, minTimestamp, util.GetRelativeFirstSeenTimestamp(useCurrentTime, maxTimestamp), search, limit)