diff --git a/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp b/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
index 4b15a433..9b69c8f3 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/mainloop.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,22 @@
 
 using namespace std;
 
+/** the known column names (pairs of full length name and short length name). */
+static const char* columnNames[] = {
+	"type", "t",
+	"circuit", "c",
+	"name", "n",
+	"comment", "co",
+	"qq", "q",
+	"zz", "z",
+	"pbsb", "p",
+	"id", "i",
+	"fields", "f",
+};
+
+/** the number of known column names. */
+static const size_t columnCount = sizeof(columnNames) / sizeof(char*);
+
 MainLoop::MainLoop(const struct options opt, Device *device, DataFieldTemplates* templates, MessageMap* messages)
 	: m_device(device), m_templates(templates), m_messages(messages), m_address(opt.address)
 {
@@ -542,6 +558,7 @@ string MainLoop::executeFind(vector<string> &args)
 {
 	size_t argPos = 1;
 	bool verbose = false, configFormat = false, exact = false, withRead = true, withWrite = false, withPassive = true, first = true, onlyWithData = false;
+	vector<size_t> columns;
 	string circuit;
 	short pb = -1;
 	while (args.size() > argPos && args[argPos][0] == '-') {
@@ -549,7 +566,33 @@ string MainLoop::executeFind(vector<string> &args)
 			verbose = true;
 		else if (args[argPos] == "-f")
 			configFormat = true;
-		else if (args[argPos] == "-e")
+		else if (args[argPos] == "-F") {
+			argPos++;
+			if (argPos >= args.size()) {
+				argPos = 0; // print usage
+				break;
+			}
+			istringstream input(args[argPos]);
+			string column;
+			while (getline(input, column, ',') != 0) {
+				size_t idx = columnCount;
+				for (size_t i = 0; i < columnCount; i++) {
+					if (strcasecmp(columnNames[i], column.c_str()) == 0) {
+						idx = i;
+						break;
+					}
+				}
+				if (idx==columnCount) {
+					argPos = 0; // print usage
+					break;
+				}
+				columns.push_back(idx/2);
+			}
+			if (columns.empty()) {
+				argPos = 0; // print usage
+				break;
+			}
+		} else if (args[argPos] == "-e")
 			exact = true;
 		else if (args[argPos] == "-r") {
 			if (first) {
@@ -605,18 +648,20 @@ string MainLoop::executeFind(vector<string> &args)
 		argPos++;
 	}
 	if (argPos == 0 || args.size() < argPos || args.size() > argPos + 1)
-		return "usage: find [-v] [-r] [-w] [-p] [-d] [-i PB] [-f] [-e] [-c CIRCUIT] [NAME]\n"
+		return "usage: find [-v] [-r] [-w] [-p] [-d] [-i PB] [-f] [-F COL[,COL]*] [-e] [-c CIRCUIT] [NAME]\n"
 			   " Find message(s).\n"
-			   "  -v         be verbose (append destination address and update time)\n"
-			   "  -r         limit to active read messages (default: read + passive)\n"
-			   "  -w         limit to active write messages (default: read + passive)\n"
-			   "  -p         limit to passive messages (default: read + passive)\n"
-			   "  -d         only include messages with actual data\n"
-			   "  -i PB      limit to messages with primary command byte PB ('0xPB' for hex)\n"
-			   "  -f         list messages in CSV configuration file format\n"
-			   "  -e         match NAME and optional CIRCUIT exactly (ignoring case)\n"
-			   "  -c CIRCUIT limit to messages of CIRCUIT (or a part thereof without '-e')\n"
-			   "  NAME       the NAME of the messages to find (or a part thereof without '-e')";
+			   "  -v            be verbose (append destination address and update time)\n"
+			   "  -r            limit to active read messages (default: read + passive)\n"
+			   "  -w            limit to active write messages (default: read + passive)\n"
+			   "  -p            limit to passive messages (default: read + passive)\n"
+			   "  -d            only include messages with actual data\n"
+			   "  -i PB         limit to messages with primary command byte PB ('0xPB' for hex)\n"
+			   "  -f            list messages in CSV configuration file format\n"
+			   "  -F COL[,COL]* list messages in the specified format\n"
+			   "                (COL: type,circuit,name,comment,qq,zz,pbsb,id,fields)\n"
+			   "  -e            match NAME and optional CIRCUIT exactly (ignoring case)\n"
+			   "  -c CIRCUIT    limit to messages of CIRCUIT (or a part thereof without '-e')\n"
+			   "  NAME          the NAME of the messages to find (or a part thereof without '-e')";
 
 	deque<Message*> messages;
 	if (args.size() == argPos)
@@ -636,6 +681,10 @@ string MainLoop::executeFind(vector<string> &args)
 			if (found)
 				result << endl;
 			message->dump(result);
+		} else if (!columns.empty()) {
+			if (found)
+				result << endl;
+			message->dump(result, columns);
 		} else {
 			unsigned char dstAddress = message->getDstAddress();
 			if (dstAddress == SYN)
@@ -869,7 +918,7 @@ string MainLoop::executeHelp()
 		   "          Read hex message:      read [-f] [-m SECONDS] [-c CIRCUIT] -h ZZPBSBNNDx\n"
 		   " write|w  Write value(s):        write [-c] CIRCUIT NAME [VALUE[;VALUE]*]\n"
 		   "          Write hex message:     write -h ZZPBSBNNDx\n"
-		   " find|f   Find message(s):       find [-v] [-r] [-w] [-p] [-d] [-i PB] [-f] [-c CIRCUIT] [NAME]\n"
+		   " find|f   Find message(s):       find [-v] [-r] [-w] [-p] [-d] [-i PB] [-f] [-F COL[,COL]*] [-e] [-c CIRCUIT] [NAME]\n"
 		   " listen|l Listen for updates:    listen [stop]\n"
 		   " state|s  Report bus state\n"
 		   " grab|g   Grab unknown messages: grab [stop]\n"
diff --git a/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp b/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp
index 6580b581..9a226cdf 100644
--- a/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/ebus/message.cpp
@@ -508,6 +508,67 @@ void Message::dump(ostream& output)
 	m_data->dump(output);
 }
 
+void Message::dump(ostream& output, vector<size_t>& columns)
+{
+	bool first = true;
+	unsigned int cnt = 0;
+	for (vector<size_t>::const_iterator it = columns.begin(); it < columns.end(); it++) {
+		if (first) {
+			first = false;
+		} else {
+			output << FIELD_SEPARATOR;
+		}
+		size_t column = *it;
+		switch (column) {
+		case 0: // type
+			if (m_isPassive) {
+				output << "u";
+				if (m_isWrite)
+					output << "w";
+			} else if (m_isWrite)
+				output << "w";
+			else {
+				output << "r";
+				if (m_pollPriority>0)
+					output << static_cast<unsigned>(m_pollPriority);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 1: // circuit
+			DataField::dumpString(output, m_circuit, false);
+			break;
+		case 2: // name
+			DataField::dumpString(output, m_name, false);
+			break;
+		case 3: // comment
+			DataField::dumpString(output, m_comment, false);
+			break;
+		case 4: // QQ
+			if (m_srcAddress != SYN)
+				output << hex << setw(2) << setfill('0') << static_cast<unsigned>(m_srcAddress);
+			break;
+		case 5: // ZZ
+			if (m_dstAddress != SYN)
+				output << hex << setw(2) << setfill('0') << static_cast<unsigned>(m_dstAddress);
+			break;
+		case 6: // PBSB
+		case 7: // ID
+			for (vector<unsigned char>::const_iterator it = m_id.begin(); it < m_id.end(); it++) {
+				cnt++;
+				if (column == 6) {
+					if (cnt == 2)
+						break;
+				} else if (cnt < 2) {
+					continue;
+				}
+				output << hex << setw(2) << setfill('0') << static_cast<unsigned>(*it);
+			}
+			break;
+		case 8: // fields
+			m_data->dump(output);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 string strtolower(const string& str)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/ebus/message.h b/src/lib/ebus/message.h
index 47e46758..27192246 100644
--- a/src/lib/ebus/message.h
+++ b/src/lib/ebus/message.h
@@ -260,6 +260,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void dump(ostream& output);
 
+	/**
+	 * Write parts of the message definition to the @a ostream.
+	 * @param output the @a ostream to append the formatted value to.
+	 * @param columns the list of column indexes to write.
+	 */
+	void dump(ostream& output, vector<size_t>& columns);
+
 private:
 
 	/** the optional circuit name. */