diff --git a/cmd/treegen/main.go b/cmd/treegen/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c33b4cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/treegen/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+// Command treegen creates synthetic directory trees for testing and
+// benchmarking mapsize.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	var (
+		out      = flag.String("out", "", "output directory (required, must not exist or be empty)")
+		dirs     = flag.Int("directories", 1000, "number of directories")
+		files    = flag.Int("files", 10000, "number of files")
+		depth    = flag.Int("max-depth", 8, "maximum directory depth")
+		sparse   = flag.Bool("sparse", false, "make some large files sparse")
+		unicode  = flag.Bool("unicode", false, "use Unicode and unusual (but safe) names")
+		hostile  = flag.Bool("hostile", false, "include names with control characters/escape sequences (Unix only)")
+		maxSize  = flag.Int64("max-size", 1<<20, "largest regular file in bytes (sizes are log-uniform; content is written)")
+		seed     = flag.Int64("seed", 1, "random seed (deterministic output)")
+		hotspots = flag.Int("hotspots", 3, "directories that receive a large share of files")
+	)
+	flag.Parse()
+	if *out == "" {
+		flag.Usage()
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(*out, 0o755); err != nil {
+		fatal(err)
+	}
+	if ents, _ := os.ReadDir(*out); len(ents) > 0 {
+		fatal(fmt.Errorf("%s is not empty", *out))
+	}
+	r := rand.New(rand.NewSource(*seed))
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	type dir struct {
+		path  string
+		depth int
+	}
+	all := []dir{{*out, 0}}
+	byDepth := [][]int{{0}}
+	for len(all) < *dirs+1 {
+		// Pick a depth first, then a directory at that depth, so the tree is
+		// broad near the top instead of one giant preferential-attachment chain.
+		lv := byDepth[r.Intn(len(byDepth))]
+		p := all[lv[r.Intn(len(lv))]]
+		if p.depth >= *depth {
+			continue
+		}
+		d := dir{filepath.Join(p.path, name(r, len(all), *unicode, *hostile)), p.depth + 1}
+		if err := os.Mkdir(d.path, 0o755); err != nil {
+			continue // name collision; try again
+		}
+		all = append(all, d)
+		if d.depth == len(byDepth) {
+			byDepth = append(byDepth, nil)
+		}
+		byDepth[d.depth] = append(byDepth[d.depth], len(all)-1)
+	}
+	hot := make([]int, *hotspots)
+	for i := range hot {
+		hot[i] = r.Intn(len(all))
+	}
+	var bytes int64
+	buf := make([]byte, *maxSize)
+	for i := range buf {
+		buf[i] = byte(r.Intn(256)) // incompressible, so allocation is real everywhere
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < *files; i++ {
+		var d dir
+		if len(hot) > 0 && r.Intn(3) == 0 {
+			d = all[hot[r.Intn(len(hot))]]
+		} else {
+			d = all[r.Intn(len(all))]
+		}
+		p := filepath.Join(d.path, name(r, i, *unicode, *hostile)+ext(r))
+		// Log-uniform sizes: many tiny files, a few large ones.
+		size := int64(math.Exp(r.Float64() * math.Log(float64(*maxSize))))
+		if r.Intn(20) == 0 {
+			size = 0
+		}
+		f, err := os.OpenFile(p, os.O_CREATE|os.O_EXCL|os.O_WRONLY, 0o644)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if *sparse && r.Intn(200) == 0 {
+			// Sparse: a large logical size with almost nothing allocated.
+			f.Truncate(int64(1+r.Intn(8)) << 30)
+			f.WriteAt([]byte("x"), 0)
+		} else if size > 0 {
+			if _, err := f.Write(buf[:size]); err != nil {
+				fatal(err)
+			}
+			bytes += size
+		}
+		f.Close()
+		if i%100000 == 0 && i > 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%d files…\n", i)
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "created %d directories, %d files (%d logical bytes) in %s\n",
+		len(all)-1, *files, bytes, time.Since(start).Round(time.Millisecond))
+}
+
+var words = []string{"data", "cache", "backup", "photos", "src", "build", "logs", "tmp", "vm", "media", "docs", "lib", "node_modules", "archive"}
+var exts = []string{".txt", ".log", ".jpg", ".png", ".mp4", ".iso", ".qcow2", ".go", ".c", ".pdf", ".zip", ".tar.gz", ".db", ".so", "", ".json", ".mkv", ".flac"}
+var uni = []string{"日本語", "Ünïcödé", "emoji 🎉", "Ελληνικά", "кириллица", "space name", "quote'name", "dash-name"}
+
+func name(r *rand.Rand, i int, unicode, hostile bool) string {
+	switch {
+	case hostile && r.Intn(50) == 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("evil\x1b[31m%d\x1b]0;pwned\x07", i)
+	case unicode && r.Intn(5) == 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", uni[r.Intn(len(uni))], i)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", words[r.Intn(len(words))], i)
+}
+
+func ext(r *rand.Rand) string { return exts[r.Intn(len(exts))] }
+
+func fatal(err error) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "treegen:", err)
+	os.Exit(1)
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index 5c1180e..b6b077e 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ func runReport(cfg *Config) error {
 	if s != nil {
 		waitWithProgress(s, cfg.Stderr)
 	}
+	if cfg.Duplicates && !cfg.JSON && !cfg.CSV {
+		// Find takes its own read lock; never nest RLock.
+		if err := runDuplicates(ctx, cfg, t); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	t.RLock()
 	defer t.RUnlock()
 	if s != nil && cfg.Save != "" {
@@ -108,11 +114,6 @@ func runReport(cfg *Config) error {
 	case cfg.CSV:
 		return export.CSV(out, t, t.Root(), cfg.Depth)
 	}
-	if cfg.Duplicates {
-		if err := runDuplicates(ctx, cfg, t); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
 	if cfg.Top > 0 {
 		ids := t.SortedChildren(t.Root(), cfg.SizeMode)
 		if len(ids) > cfg.Top {
diff --git a/internal/app/app_test.go b/internal/app/app_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bf8d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/app_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+package app
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/csv"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/andydixon/mapsize/internal/scan"
+)
+
+func fixture(t *testing.T) string {
+	root := t.TempDir()
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(root, "big"), 0o755)
+	os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(root, "small"), 0o755)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "big", "a.iso"), make([]byte, 300_000), 0o644)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "big", "b.iso"), make([]byte, 300_000), 0o644)
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "small", "c.txt"), []byte("hello"), 0o644)
+	return root
+}
+
+func run(t *testing.T, cfg *Config) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	var out bytes.Buffer
+	cfg.Stdout, cfg.Stderr = &out, &bytes.Buffer{}
+	cfg.ScanOpts = scan.Options{Workers: 2}
+	if err := Run(cfg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Run: %v", err)
+	}
+	return out.String()
+}
+
+func TestTopAndLargest(t *testing.T) {
+	root := fixture(t)
+	out := run(t, &Config{Paths: []string{root}, Top: 5, LargestFiles: 2})
+	if !strings.Contains(out, filepath.Join(root, "big")) || !strings.Contains(out, "a.iso") {
+		t.Fatalf("report missing entries:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	if strings.Index(out, filepath.Join(root, "big")) > strings.Index(out, filepath.Join(root, "small")) {
+		t.Fatalf("not sorted by size:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJSONIsValid(t *testing.T) {
+	root := fixture(t)
+	out := run(t, &Config{Paths: []string{root}, JSON: true, Depth: -1})
+	var v struct {
+		Root     string
+		Complete bool
+		Tree     struct {
+			Size     int64
+			Children []struct{ Name string }
+		}
+	}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &v); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("invalid JSON: %v\n%s", err, out)
+	}
+	if !v.Complete || v.Tree.Size < 600_005 || len(v.Tree.Children) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected JSON: %+v", v)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCSV(t *testing.T) {
+	root := fixture(t)
+	out := run(t, &Config{Paths: []string{root}, CSV: true, Depth: -1})
+	rows, err := csv.NewReader(strings.NewReader(out)).ReadAll()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if len(rows) != 1+1+2+3 { // header, root, 2 dirs, 3 files
+		t.Fatalf("%d rows:\n%s", len(rows), out)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSnapshotSaveLoadCompare(t *testing.T) {
+	root := fixture(t)
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	a, b := filepath.Join(dir, "a.msz"), filepath.Join(dir, "b.msz")
+	run(t, &Config{Paths: []string{root}, NoUI: true, Save: a})
+	os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(root, "small", "grown.bin"), make([]byte, 500_000), 0o644)
+	os.Remove(filepath.Join(root, "big", "b.iso"))
+	run(t, &Config{Paths: []string{root}, NoUI: true, Save: b})
+
+	out := run(t, &Config{Load: a, Top: 3})
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "big") {
+		t.Fatalf("loaded snapshot report:\n%s", out)
+	}
+	out = run(t, &Config{Compare: [2]string{a, b}, NoUI: true})
+	for _, want := range []string{"new", "grown.bin", "removed", "b.iso"} {
+		if !strings.Contains(out, want) {
+			t.Fatalf("compare output missing %q:\n%s", want, out)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDuplicatesReport(t *testing.T) {
+	root := fixture(t)
+	out := run(t, &Config{Paths: []string{root}, Duplicates: true})
+	if !strings.Contains(out, "1 verified duplicate groups") {
+		t.Fatalf("duplicates:\n%s", out)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/modes.go b/internal/app/modes.go
index 936ec9e..120f471 100644
--- a/internal/app/modes.go
+++ b/internal/app/modes.go
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ func runCompare(cfg *Config) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%s: %w", cfg.Compare[1], err)
 	}
 	d := snapshot.Compare(old, nw)
+	if !cfg.Report() {
+		return tui.Run(tui.Options{
+			ReadOnly: true, Theme: cfg.Theme, SizeMode: cfg.SizeMode, Mouse: cfg.Mouse, Color: cfg.Color,
+			Settings: cfg.Settings, Diff: d,
+			Start: func(context.Context) (*scan.Scanner, *inventory.Tree, error) { return nil, nw, nil },
+		})
+	}
 	k := cfg.Top
 	if k <= 0 {
 		k = 30
@@ -50,8 +57,6 @@ func runCompare(cfg *Config) error {
 }
 
 func runDuplicates(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, t *inventory.Tree) error {
-	// The caller holds RLock; Find takes its own read lock, which is fine
-	// for a RWMutex only if no writer is waiting — the scan is finished.
 	var f duplicate.Finder
 	groups, err := f.Find(ctx, t, duplicate.Options{MinSize: 1})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -59,6 +64,8 @@ func runDuplicates(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config, t *inventory.Tree) error {
 	}
 	out := cfg.Stdout
 	var wasted int64
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
 	for _, g := range groups {
 		wasted += g.Wasted()
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s × %d  (sha256 %x…)\n", textutil.Size(g.Size), len(g.Files), g.Hash[:6])
diff --git a/internal/tui/actions.go b/internal/tui/actions.go
index c761975..973e774 100644
--- a/internal/tui/actions.go
+++ b/internal/tui/actions.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (v *dupView) paint(m *Model, cv *Canvas, r treemap.Rect) {
 	if d.err != nil {
 		title += " — stopped: " + textutil.Sanitize(d.err.Error())
 	}
-	v.tb.paint(m, cv, r, []column{{"WASTED", 10, true}, {"COPIES", 16, false}, {"", 0, false}}, tr, title)
+	v.tb.paint(m, cv, r, []column{{"WASTED", 10, true, false}, {"COPIES", 16, false, false}, {"", 0, false, false}}, tr, title)
 }
 
 func (v *dupView) key(m *Model, k string) (bool, tea.Cmd) {
diff --git a/internal/tui/infoview.go b/internal/tui/infoview.go
index 1798e85..cbf69c6 100644
--- a/internal/tui/infoview.go
+++ b/internal/tui/infoview.go
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ func (v *infoView) paint(m *Model, cv *Canvas, r treemap.Rect) {
 		if e.Name != "" {
 			p += "/" + e.Name
 		}
-		rows[i] = tableRow{cells: []string{e.Kind.String(), textutil.Sanitize(e.Msg), textutil.Sanitize(p)},
-			styles: []*Style{{FG: t.Err, BG: t.Bg}, {FG: t.Muted, BG: t.Bg}, nil}, bar: -1}
+		rows[i] = tableRow{cells: []string{e.Kind.String(), textutil.Sanitize(p), textutil.Sanitize(e.Msg)},
+			styles: []*Style{{FG: t.Err, BG: t.Bg}, nil, {FG: t.Muted, BG: t.Bg}}, bar: -1}
 	}
 	title := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR LIST (%s)", textutil.Count(st.TotalErrors()))
 	if int64(len(st.Errors)) < st.TotalErrors() {
 		title += fmt.Sprintf(" — first %s shown", textutil.Count(int64(len(st.Errors))))
 	}
-	v.tb.paint(m, cv, er, []column{{"KIND", 20, false}, {"DETAIL", 24, false}, {"PATH", 0, false}}, rows, title)
+	v.tb.paint(m, cv, er, []column{{"KIND", 18, false, false}, {"PATH", 0, false, true}, {"DETAIL", 22, false, false}}, rows, title)
 }
 
 func (v *infoView) key(m *Model, k string) (bool, tea.Cmd) {
diff --git a/internal/tui/model.go b/internal/tui/model.go
index 6ac36f6..df930db 100644
--- a/internal/tui/model.go
+++ b/internal/tui/model.go
@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ func newModel(opts Options, s *scan.Scanner, t *inventory.Tree, cancel context.C
 
 const noSel int64 = 1 << 62
 
+// debugPanic lets developers verify terminal restoration on crashes:
+// MAPSIZE_DEBUG_PANIC=ui panics on the first key press; =scanner panics in
+// a background goroutine shortly after start.
+var debugPanic = os.Getenv("MAPSIZE_DEBUG_PANIC")
+
 // Init starts ticking and waits for scan completion.
 func (m *Model) Init() tea.Cmd {
 	cmds := []tea.Cmd{tea.RequestWindowSize}
@@ -271,6 +276,9 @@ func (m *Model) update(msg tea.Msg) tea.Cmd {
 		m.fatal = &msg
 		m.quit = true
 	case tea.KeyPressMsg:
+		if debugPanic == "ui" {
+			panic("MAPSIZE_DEBUG_PANIC=ui: deliberate panic to test terminal restoration")
+		}
 		m.dirty = true
 		prev := m.sel
 		m.zoomed = false
diff --git a/internal/tui/run.go b/internal/tui/run.go
index cd36353..c3dae65 100644
--- a/internal/tui/run.go
+++ b/internal/tui/run.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"time"
 
 	tea "charm.land/bubbletea/v2"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile"
@@ -47,6 +49,17 @@ func Run(opts Options) error {
 		select {} // park the broken goroutine; the program is quitting
 	}
 	defer func() { scan.OnPanic = prev }()
+	if debugPanic == "scanner" {
+		go func() {
+			time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+			defer func() {
+				if v := recover(); v != nil {
+					scan.OnPanic(v, debug.Stack())
+				}
+			}()
+			panic("MAPSIZE_DEBUG_PANIC=scanner: deliberate panic to test terminal restoration")
+		}()
+	}
 
 	_, err = p.Run()
 	cancel()
diff --git a/internal/tui/table.go b/internal/tui/table.go
index e4a82f6..f53263b 100644
--- a/internal/tui/table.go
+++ b/internal/tui/table.go
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ import (
 
 // column describes one table column.
 type column struct {
-	title string
-	width int // 0 = flexible (takes the remaining space)
-	right bool
+	title    string
+	width    int // 0 = flexible (takes the remaining space)
+	right    bool
+	clipLeft bool // truncate from the left (paths: the tail matters)
 }
 
 // tableRow is one rendered row: cell strings plus optional per-cell styles.
@@ -129,6 +130,8 @@ func (tb *table) paint(m *Model, cv *Canvas, r treemap.Rect, cols []column, rows
 				m.paintBar(cv, x, y, w, row.bar, row.barCol, sel)
 			} else if c.right {
 				cv.Text(x, y, textutil.PadLeft(s, w), w, st)
+			} else if c.clipLeft {
+				cv.Text(x, y, textutil.TruncateLeft(s, w), w, st)
 			} else {
 				cv.Text(x, y, textutil.Truncate(s, w), w, st)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/tui/views.go b/internal/tui/views.go
index 076afe9..356e4a1 100644
--- a/internal/tui/views.go
+++ b/internal/tui/views.go
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ func (v *listView) paint(m *Model, cv *Canvas, r treemap.Rect) {
 			rows[i].cells[4] = textutil.SignedSize(m.opts.Diff.Delta(id, m.sizeMode))
 		}
 	}
-	cols := []column{{"SIZE", 10, true}, {"%", 5, true}, {"", 12, false}, {"FILES", 10, true}, {"MODIFIED", 10, false}, {"NAME", 0, false}}
+	cols := []column{{"SIZE", 10, true, false}, {"%", 5, true, false}, {"", 12, false, false}, {"FILES", 10, true, false}, {"MODIFIED", 10, false, false}, {"NAME", 0, false, false}}
 	if m.opts.Diff != nil {
-		cols[4] = column{"CHANGE", 12, true}
+		cols[4] = column{"CHANGE", 12, true, false}
 	}
 	if r.W < 70 {
-		cols = []column{{"SIZE", 10, true}, {"%", 5, true}, {"NAME", 0, false}}
+		cols = []column{{"SIZE", 10, true, false}, {"%", 5, true, false}, {"NAME", 0, false, false}}
 		for i := range rows {
 			rows[i].cells = []string{rows[i].cells[0], rows[i].cells[1], rows[i].cells[5]}
 			rows[i].styles = []*Style{nil, rows[i].styles[1], rows[i].styles[5]}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (v *extView) paint(m *Model, cv *Canvas, r treemap.Rect) {
 			bar:    frac, barCol: col,
 		}
 	}
-	cols := []column{{"EXTENSION", 14, false}, {"CATEGORY", 12, false}, {"FILES", 11, true}, {"SIZE", 10, true}, {"%", 5, true}, {"", 0, false}}
+	cols := []column{{"EXTENSION", 14, false, false}, {"CATEGORY", 12, false, false}, {"FILES", 11, true, false}, {"SIZE", 10, true, false}, {"%", 5, true, false}, {"", 0, false, false}}
 	v.tb.paint(m, cv, r, cols, rows, fmt.Sprintf("File types under %s — Enter filters the map by extension", textutil.Sanitize(m.tree.Node(m.zoom).Name)))
 }
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func (v *topView) paint(m *Model, cv *Canvas, r treemap.Rect) {
 	case topSparse:
 		valTitle = "SAVED"
 	}
-	cols := []column{{valTitle, 10, true}, {"MODIFIED", 10, false}, {"", 10, false}, {"PATH", 0, false}}
+	cols := []column{{valTitle, 10, true, false}, {"MODIFIED", 10, false, false}, {"", 10, false, false}, {"PATH", 0, false, true}}
 	v.tb.paint(m, cv, r, cols, rows, title)
 }
 
@@ -413,7 +413,8 @@ func (v *changesView) paint(m *Model, cv *Canvas, r treemap.Rect) {
 			bar:    float64(abs64(c.Delta)) / float64(maxAbs), barCol: col,
 		}
 	}
-	cols := []column{{"CHANGE", 13, true}, {"STATUS", 9, false}, {"OLD", 10, true}, {"NEW", 10, true}, {"", 10, false}, {"PATH", 0, false}}
+	cols := []column{{"CHANGE", 13, true, false}, {"STATUS", 9, false, false}, {"OLD", 10, true, false}, {"NEW", 10, true, false},
+		{"", 10, false, false}, {"PATH", 0, false, true}}
 	ro, rn := d.Old.Node(0).Total(m.sizeMode), d.New.Node(0).Total(m.sizeMode)
 	title := fmt.Sprintf("Changes  %s → %s  (%s)", textutil.Size(ro), textutil.Size(rn), textutil.SignedSize(rn-ro))
 	v.tb.paint(m, cv, r, cols, rows, title)