diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 5801d47..831b26f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ struct SearchArgs {
     /// follow changeSessionId chains backward to session start (signature line)
     #[arg(short = 'e', long = "expand")]
     expand: bool,
+
+    /// Number of parallel threads (0 = use all available cores, 1 = sequential)
+    #[arg(long, default_value = "0")]
+    threads: usize,
 }
 
 fn parse_date(s: &str) -> Result<NaiveDate> {
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             &search_args.query,
             search_args.correlation_id,
             search_args.expand,
+            search_args.threads,
         ),
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/search.rs b/src/search.rs
index 05dfceb..bf538ba 100644
--- a/src/search.rs
+++ b/src/search.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 use anyhow::Result;
+use rayon::prelude::*;
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
-use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, BufWriter, Write};
+use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Read as _, Seek, SeekFrom};
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
-use tempfile::TempDir;
 
 use crate::files::read_log_file;
 
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ static CORRELATION_ID_RE: LazyLock<Regex> =
 static SESSION_ID_RE: LazyLock<Regex> =
     LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"sessionId=([^,\s]+)").unwrap());
 
+/// Matches sessionDestroyed lines and captures the sid value.
+/// Example: sessionDestroyed #s=8 sid=2010F74...node003 isnew=false
+static SESSION_DESTROYED_RE: LazyLock<Regex> =
+    LazyLock::new(|| Regex::new(r"sessionDestroyed\b.*?\bsid=([^,\s]+)").unwrap());
+
 /// Matches changeSessionId messages and captures the long-form new and old session IDs.
 /// Example: changeSessionId: newSessionId: sDF080BBD / DF080BBD...node011 replaces oldSessionId: sF9EE9D52 / F9EE9D52...node011
 static CHANGE_SESSION_RE: LazyLock<Regex> = LazyLock::new(|| {
@@ -40,97 +45,270 @@ fn normalize_session_id(sid: &str) -> &str {
     sid
 }
 
+fn build_thread_pool(threads: usize) -> Result<rayon::ThreadPool> {
+    let mut builder = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new();
+    if threads > 0 {
+        builder = builder.num_threads(threads);
+    }
+    builder
+        .build()
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to build thread pool: {}", e))
+}
+
+/// Split a file into byte-offset chunks for parallel processing.
+/// Each chunk is a (start, end) pair. Threads adjust to line boundaries at runtime.
+fn compute_chunks(file_size: u64, num_chunks: usize) -> Vec<(u64, u64)> {
+    if file_size == 0 || num_chunks == 0 {
+        return vec![];
+    }
+    let effective = num_chunks.min(file_size as usize);
+    let chunk_size = file_size / effective as u64;
+    (0..effective)
+        .map(|i| {
+            let start = i as u64 * chunk_size;
+            let end = if i == effective - 1 {
+                file_size
+            } else {
+                (i as u64 + 1) * chunk_size
+            };
+            (start, end)
+        })
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// Returns true if parallel chunk processing can be used (plain file + multiple threads).
+fn can_parallelize(file_path: &str, num_threads: usize) -> bool {
+    num_threads > 1 && !file_path.ends_with(".gz")
+}
+
+/// Stream all lines from a file (works with gzip and plain). Calls `process` for each line.
+fn for_each_line_streaming<F>(file_path: &str, mut process: F) -> Result<()>
+where
+    F: FnMut(&str),
+{
+    let mut reader = read_log_file(file_path)?;
+    let mut line = String::new();
+    loop {
+        line.clear();
+        if reader.read_line(&mut line)? == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        process(line.trim_end());
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Process lines in a byte-offset chunk of a plain file. Calls `process` for each complete line.
+///
+/// Chunk boundaries may fall mid-line. Convention:
+///  - The chunk that started reading a line owns it (reads past `end` to finish it).
+///  - The next chunk checks byte `start-1`: if it's `\n`, we're at a line start; otherwise
+///    skip the partial first line (the previous chunk already handled it).
+fn for_each_line_in_chunk<F>(file_path: &str, start: u64, end: u64, mut process: F) -> Result<()>
+where
+    F: FnMut(&str),
+{
+    let file = std::fs::File::open(file_path)?;
+    let mut reader = BufReader::with_capacity(256 * 1024, file);
+    let mut pos = start;
+
+    if start > 0 {
+        // Check if we're at a line boundary or mid-line
+        reader.seek(SeekFrom::Start(start - 1))?;
+        let mut byte = [0u8; 1];
+        reader.read_exact(&mut byte)?;
+        // Now positioned at `start`
+        if byte[0] != b'\n' {
+            // Mid-line: skip remainder (previous chunk owns this line)
+            let mut skip = String::new();
+            let n = reader.read_line(&mut skip)?;
+            pos += n as u64;
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut line = String::new();
+    while pos < end {
+        line.clear();
+        let n = reader.read_line(&mut line)?;
+        if n == 0 {
+            break;
+        }
+        pos += n as u64;
+        process(line.trim_end());
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub fn run_search(
     file_path: &str,
     query: &str,
     show_correlation_id: bool,
     expand: bool,
+    threads: usize,
 ) -> Result<()> {
+    let pool = build_thread_pool(threads)?;
     if expand {
-        run_search_expanded(file_path, query)
+        run_search_expanded(file_path, query, &pool)
     } else {
-        run_search_simple(file_path, query, show_correlation_id)
+        run_search_simple(file_path, query, show_correlation_id, &pool)
     }
 }
 
-fn run_search_simple(file_path: &str, query: &str, show_correlation_id: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    let mut reader = read_log_file(file_path)?;
-    let mut line = String::new();
-    let mut match_count = 0u64;
-
-    loop {
-        line.clear();
-        let bytes_read = reader.read_line(&mut line)?;
-        if bytes_read == 0 {
-            break;
-        }
-
-        let line_trimmed = line.trim_end();
-
-        if !line_trimmed.contains(query) {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let timestamp = SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP_RE
-            .captures(line_trimmed)
+fn format_simple_match(line: &str, show_correlation_id: bool) -> String {
+    let ts = SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP_RE
+        .captures(line)
+        .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str())
+        .unwrap_or("?");
+    let msg = MSG_RE
+        .captures(line)
+        .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str())
+        .unwrap_or("<no msg field>");
+    if show_correlation_id {
+        let cid = CORRELATION_ID_RE
+            .captures(line)
             .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str());
-
-        let msg = MSG_RE
-            .captures(line_trimmed)
-            .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str());
-
-        let corr_id = if show_correlation_id {
-            CORRELATION_ID_RE
-                .captures(line_trimmed)
-                .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str())
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-
-        let ts_part = timestamp.unwrap_or("?");
-        let msg_part = msg.unwrap_or("<no msg field>");
-
-        if let Some(cid) = corr_id {
-            println!("[{}] [{}] {}", ts_part, cid, msg_part);
-        } else {
-            println!("[{}] {}", ts_part, msg_part);
+        if let Some(cid) = cid {
+            return format!("[{}] [{}] {}", ts, cid, msg);
         }
+    }
+    format!("[{}] {}", ts, msg)
+}
 
-        match_count += 1;
+fn run_search_simple(
+    file_path: &str,
+    query: &str,
+    show_correlation_id: bool,
+    pool: &rayon::ThreadPool,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let num_threads = pool.current_num_threads();
+
+    if !can_parallelize(file_path, num_threads) {
+        // Sequential: stream directly (works for gzip and plain)
+        let mut match_count = 0u64;
+        for_each_line_streaming(file_path, |trimmed| {
+            if trimmed.contains(query) {
+                println!("{}", format_simple_match(trimmed, show_correlation_id));
+                match_count += 1;
+            }
+        })?;
+        eprintln!("{} matching lines found", match_count);
+        return Ok(());
     }
 
-    eprintln!("{} matching lines found", match_count);
+    // Parallel: split plain file into chunks
+    let file_size = std::fs::metadata(file_path)?.len();
+    let chunks = compute_chunks(file_size, num_threads);
+
+    eprintln!(
+        "Searching with {} threads across {} chunks",
+        num_threads,
+        chunks.len()
+    );
+
+    let results: Vec<Result<(Vec<String>, u64)>> = pool.install(|| {
+        chunks
+            .par_iter()
+            .map(|&(start, end)| {
+                let mut lines = Vec::new();
+                let mut count = 0u64;
+                for_each_line_in_chunk(file_path, start, end, |trimmed| {
+                    if trimmed.contains(query) {
+                        lines.push(format_simple_match(trimmed, show_correlation_id));
+                        count += 1;
+                    }
+                })?;
+                Ok((lines, count))
+            })
+            .collect()
+    });
+
+    let mut total = 0u64;
+    for result in results {
+        let (lines, count) = result?;
+        for line in lines {
+            println!("{}", line);
+        }
+        total += count;
+    }
+
+    eprintln!("{} matching lines found", total);
     Ok(())
 }
 
 // --- Expand mode ---
 
+#[derive(Default)]
 struct Pass1Result {
     seed_session_ids: HashSet<String>,
     seed_correlation_ids: HashSet<String>,
-    /// new_session_id (normalized) -> old_session_id (normalized)
     change_session_map: HashMap<String, String>,
-    /// Session IDs (normalized) that have a signature line
     sessions_with_signature: HashSet<String>,
-    /// Path to decompressed temp file (only for gzip files)
-    decompressed_path: Option<std::path::PathBuf>,
+    line_count: u64,
 }
 
-fn run_search_expanded(file_path: &str, query: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let is_gzip = file_path.ends_with(".gz");
+impl Pass1Result {
+    fn merge(mut self, other: Pass1Result) -> Self {
+        self.seed_session_ids.extend(other.seed_session_ids);
+        self.seed_correlation_ids.extend(other.seed_correlation_ids);
+        self.change_session_map.extend(other.change_session_map);
+        self.sessions_with_signature
+            .extend(other.sessions_with_signature);
+        self.line_count += other.line_count;
+        self
+    }
+}
 
-    let temp_dir = if is_gzip {
-        let dir = TempDir::with_prefix("log_ingest_")?;
-        eprintln!("Temp directory: {}", dir.path().display());
-        Some(dir)
-    } else {
-        None
-    };
+fn process_line_pass1(trimmed: &str, query: &str, result: &mut Pass1Result) {
+    let sid = SESSION_ID_RE
+        .captures(trimmed)
+        .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
+        .map(|m| normalize_session_id(m.as_str()));
+
+    if trimmed.contains(r#"msg="signature:"#)
+        && let Some(s) = sid
+    {
+        result.sessions_with_signature.insert(s.to_string());
+    }
+
+    if trimmed.contains("changeSessionId:")
+        && let Some(caps) = CHANGE_SESSION_RE.captures(trimmed)
+    {
+        let new_sid = normalize_session_id(caps.get(1).unwrap().as_str()).to_string();
+        let old_sid = normalize_session_id(caps.get(2).unwrap().as_str()).to_string();
+        result.change_session_map.insert(new_sid, old_sid);
+    }
+
+    if trimmed.contains(query) {
+        if let Some(s) = sid
+            && s != "noSession"
+        {
+            result.seed_session_ids.insert(s.to_string());
+        }
+        if let Some(cid) = CORRELATION_ID_RE
+            .captures(trimmed)
+            .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
+        {
+            result
+                .seed_correlation_ids
+                .insert(cid.as_str().to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    result.line_count += 1;
+}
+
+fn run_search_expanded(
+    file_path: &str,
+    query: &str,
+    pool: &rayon::ThreadPool,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let num_threads = pool.current_num_threads();
+    let use_parallel = can_parallelize(file_path, num_threads);
 
     // Pass 1: collect metadata
-    let pass1 = run_pass1(file_path, query, &temp_dir)?;
+    let pass1 = run_pass1(file_path, query, use_parallel, pool)?;
 
-    // Expansion
+    // Expansion (in-memory graph traversal — inherently sequential)
     let (expanded_sids, expanded_cids) = expand_seeds(
         &pass1.seed_session_ids,
         &pass1.seed_correlation_ids,
@@ -149,120 +327,68 @@ fn run_search_expanded(file_path: &str, query: &str) -> Result<()> {
         expanded_cids.len()
     );
 
-    // Pass 2: filter and print
-    let pass2_path = pass1
-        .decompressed_path
-        .as_ref()
-        .map(|p| p.to_str().unwrap())
-        .unwrap_or(file_path);
-
-    let match_count = run_pass2(pass2_path, query, &expanded_sids, &expanded_cids)?;
+    // Pass 2: filter and print (re-reads file; for gzip this re-decompresses from stream)
+    let match_count = run_pass2(file_path, query, &expanded_sids, &expanded_cids, use_parallel, pool)?;
 
     eprintln!("{} lines output", match_count);
-    // TempDir drops here, cleaning up automatically
     Ok(())
 }
 
-fn run_pass1(file_path: &str, query: &str, temp_dir: &Option<TempDir>) -> Result<Pass1Result> {
-    let mut reader = read_log_file(file_path)?;
-    let mut line = String::new();
-
-    let mut seed_session_ids: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
-    let mut seed_correlation_ids: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
-    let mut change_session_map: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
-    let mut sessions_with_signature: HashSet<String> = HashSet::new();
-
-    let decompressed_path = temp_dir
-        .as_ref()
-        .map(|dir| dir.path().join("decompressed.log"));
-
-    let mut temp_writer: Option<BufWriter<std::fs::File>> =
-        if let Some(ref path) = decompressed_path {
-            let file = std::fs::File::create(path)?;
-            Some(BufWriter::with_capacity(256 * 1024, file))
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
-
-    let mut line_count = 0u64;
-
-    loop {
-        line.clear();
-        let bytes_read = reader.read_line(&mut line)?;
-        if bytes_read == 0 {
-            break;
-        }
-        line_count += 1;
-
-        // Write decompressed content to temp file for gzip
-        if let Some(ref mut writer) = temp_writer {
-            writer.write_all(line.as_bytes())?;
-        }
-
-        let trimmed = line.trim_end();
-
-        // Extract sessionId (normalized) from every line
-        let sid = SESSION_ID_RE
-            .captures(trimmed)
-            .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
-            .map(|m| normalize_session_id(m.as_str()));
-
-        // Check for signature lines
-        if trimmed.contains(r#"msg="signature:"#)
-            && let Some(s) = sid
-        {
-            sessions_with_signature.insert(s.to_string());
-        }
-
-        // Check for changeSessionId lines
-        if trimmed.contains("changeSessionId:")
-            && let Some(caps) = CHANGE_SESSION_RE.captures(trimmed)
-        {
-            let new_sid = normalize_session_id(caps.get(1).unwrap().as_str()).to_string();
-            let old_sid = normalize_session_id(caps.get(2).unwrap().as_str()).to_string();
-            change_session_map.insert(new_sid, old_sid);
-        }
-
-        // Check if this line matches the query
-        if trimmed.contains(query) {
-            if let Some(s) = sid
-                && s != "noSession"
-            {
-                seed_session_ids.insert(s.to_string());
-            }
-            let cid = CORRELATION_ID_RE
-                .captures(trimmed)
-                .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
-                .map(|m| m.as_str().to_string());
-            if let Some(c) = cid {
-                seed_correlation_ids.insert(c);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if line_count.is_multiple_of(1_000_000) {
-            eprintln!("Pass 1: {} lines scanned...", line_count);
-        }
+fn run_pass1(
+    file_path: &str,
+    query: &str,
+    use_parallel: bool,
+    pool: &rayon::ThreadPool,
+) -> Result<Pass1Result> {
+    if !use_parallel {
+        eprintln!("Pass 1: scanning sequentially...");
+        let mut result = Pass1Result::default();
+        for_each_line_streaming(file_path, |trimmed| {
+            process_line_pass1(trimmed, query, &mut result);
+        })?;
+        eprintln!(
+            "Pass 1 complete: {} lines, {} seed sessions, {} seed correlations, {} session changes",
+            result.line_count,
+            result.seed_session_ids.len(),
+            result.seed_correlation_ids.len(),
+            result.change_session_map.len()
+        );
+        return Ok(result);
     }
 
-    if let Some(ref mut writer) = temp_writer {
-        writer.flush()?;
+    let file_size = std::fs::metadata(file_path)?.len();
+    let num_threads = pool.current_num_threads();
+    let chunks = compute_chunks(file_size, num_threads);
+
+    eprintln!("Pass 1: scanning with {} threads...", chunks.len());
+
+    let results: Vec<Result<Pass1Result>> = pool.install(|| {
+        chunks
+            .par_iter()
+            .map(|&(start, end)| {
+                let mut chunk_result = Pass1Result::default();
+                for_each_line_in_chunk(file_path, start, end, |trimmed| {
+                    process_line_pass1(trimmed, query, &mut chunk_result);
+                })?;
+                Ok(chunk_result)
+            })
+            .collect()
+    });
+
+    let mut merged = Pass1Result::default();
+    for r in results {
+        merged = merged.merge(r?);
     }
 
     eprintln!(
         "Pass 1 complete: {} lines, {} seed sessions, {} seed correlations, {} session changes",
-        line_count,
-        seed_session_ids.len(),
-        seed_correlation_ids.len(),
-        change_session_map.len()
+        merged.line_count,
+        merged.seed_session_ids.len(),
+        merged.seed_correlation_ids.len(),
+        merged.change_session_map.len()
     );
 
-    Ok(Pass1Result {
-        seed_session_ids,
-        seed_correlation_ids,
-        change_session_map,
-        sessions_with_signature,
-        decompressed_path,
-    })
+    Ok(merged)
 }
 
 /// Expand seed session IDs by following changeSessionId chains backward.
@@ -291,74 +417,143 @@ fn expand_seeds(
     (expanded_sids, seed_cids.clone())
 }
 
+fn format_pass2_match(trimmed: &str, query: &str, expanded_sids: &HashSet<String>, expanded_cids: &HashSet<String>) -> Option<String> {
+    let is_direct_match = trimmed.contains(query);
+
+    let sid = SESSION_ID_RE
+        .captures(trimmed)
+        .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
+        .map(|m| normalize_session_id(m.as_str()));
+
+    let cid = CORRELATION_ID_RE
+        .captures(trimmed)
+        .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
+        .map(|m| m.as_str());
+
+    let sid_match = sid.is_some_and(|s| expanded_sids.contains(s));
+    let cid_match = cid.is_some_and(|c| expanded_cids.contains(c));
+
+    if !is_direct_match && !sid_match && !cid_match {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    let timestamp = SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP_RE
+        .captures(trimmed)
+        .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str())
+        .unwrap_or("?");
+
+    let msg = MSG_RE
+        .captures(trimmed)
+        .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str())
+        .unwrap_or("<no msg field>");
+
+    let sid_display = sid.unwrap_or("-");
+    let cid_display = cid.unwrap_or("-");
+    let prefix = if is_direct_match { "*" } else { " " };
+
+    Some(format!(
+        "{} [{}] [cid:{}] [sid:{}] {}",
+        prefix, timestamp, cid_display, sid_display, msg
+    ))
+}
+
 fn run_pass2(
     file_path: &str,
     query: &str,
     expanded_sids: &HashSet<String>,
     expanded_cids: &HashSet<String>,
+    use_parallel: bool,
+    pool: &rayon::ThreadPool,
 ) -> Result<u64> {
-    // Pass 2 always reads a plain file (original plain or decompressed temp)
-    let file = std::fs::File::open(file_path)?;
-    let mut reader = BufReader::with_capacity(256 * 1024, file);
-    let mut line = String::new();
-    let mut output_count = 0u64;
+    if !use_parallel {
+        eprintln!("Pass 2: filtering sequentially...");
+        let mut count = 0u64;
+        let mut reader = read_log_file(file_path)?;
+        let mut line = String::new();
+        // Track sessions still alive; stop when all are destroyed
+        let mut remaining_sids: HashSet<&str> =
+            expanded_sids.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()).collect();
 
-    loop {
-        line.clear();
-        let bytes_read = reader.read_line(&mut line)?;
-        if bytes_read == 0 {
-            break;
+        loop {
+            line.clear();
+            if reader.read_line(&mut line)? == 0 {
+                break;
+            }
+            let trimmed = line.trim_end();
+
+            // Check for sessionDestroyed
+            if trimmed.contains("sessionDestroyed")
+                && let Some(caps) = SESSION_DESTROYED_RE.captures(trimmed)
+            {
+                let destroyed_sid = normalize_session_id(caps.get(1).unwrap().as_str());
+                if remaining_sids.remove(destroyed_sid) {
+                    // Still output the sessionDestroyed line itself if it matches
+                    if let Some(formatted) =
+                        format_pass2_match(trimmed, query, expanded_sids, expanded_cids)
+                    {
+                        println!("{}", formatted);
+                        count += 1;
+                    }
+                    if remaining_sids.is_empty() {
+                        eprintln!(
+                            "All {} expanded sessions destroyed, stopping early",
+                            expanded_sids.len()
+                        );
+                        break;
+                    }
+                    continue;
+                }
+            }
+
+            if let Some(formatted) =
+                format_pass2_match(trimmed, query, expanded_sids, expanded_cids)
+            {
+                println!("{}", formatted);
+                count += 1;
+            }
         }
-
-        let trimmed = line.trim_end();
-
-        let is_direct_match = trimmed.contains(query);
-
-        let sid = SESSION_ID_RE
-            .captures(trimmed)
-            .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
-            .map(|m| normalize_session_id(m.as_str()));
-
-        let cid = CORRELATION_ID_RE
-            .captures(trimmed)
-            .and_then(|c| c.get(1))
-            .map(|m| m.as_str());
-
-        let sid_match = sid.is_some_and(|s| expanded_sids.contains(s));
-        let cid_match = cid.is_some_and(|c| expanded_cids.contains(c));
-
-        if !is_direct_match && !sid_match && !cid_match {
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        let timestamp = SYSLOG_TIMESTAMP_RE
-            .captures(trimmed)
-            .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str())
-            .unwrap_or("?");
-
-        let msg = MSG_RE
-            .captures(trimmed)
-            .map(|c| c.get(1).unwrap().as_str())
-            .unwrap_or("<no msg field>");
-
-        let sid_display = sid.unwrap_or("-");
-        let cid_display = cid.unwrap_or("-");
-        let prefix = if is_direct_match { "*" } else { " " };
-
-        println!(
-            "{} [{}] [cid:{}] [sid:{}] {}",
-            prefix, timestamp, cid_display, sid_display, msg
-        );
-
-        output_count += 1;
+        return Ok(count);
     }
 
-    Ok(output_count)
+    let file_size = std::fs::metadata(file_path)?.len();
+    let num_threads = pool.current_num_threads();
+    let chunks = compute_chunks(file_size, num_threads);
+
+    eprintln!("Pass 2: filtering with {} threads...", chunks.len());
+
+    let results: Vec<Result<(Vec<String>, u64)>> = pool.install(|| {
+        chunks
+            .par_iter()
+            .map(|&(start, end)| {
+                let mut lines = Vec::new();
+                let mut count = 0u64;
+                for_each_line_in_chunk(file_path, start, end, |trimmed| {
+                    if let Some(formatted) = format_pass2_match(trimmed, query, expanded_sids, expanded_cids) {
+                        lines.push(formatted);
+                        count += 1;
+                    }
+                })?;
+                Ok((lines, count))
+            })
+            .collect()
+    });
+
+    let mut total = 0u64;
+    for result in results {
+        let (lines, count) = result?;
+        for line in lines {
+            println!("{}", line);
+        }
+        total += count;
+    }
+
+    Ok(total)
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use std::io::Write;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_syslog_timestamp_extraction() {
@@ -588,7 +783,7 @@ mod tests {
         // Expected output: lines 1 and 2 (both have session AAAA or correlation c1).
         // Lines 3,4 (session BBBB) should NOT be included (AAAA is old, not new).
         // Line 5 (session XXXX) should NOT be included.
-        run_search(log_path.to_str().unwrap(), "findme", false, true)?;
+        run_search(log_path.to_str().unwrap(), "findme", false, true, 1)?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -622,7 +817,87 @@ mod tests {
         // "findme" matches line 4 (session NEW). changeSessionId maps NEW→OLD.
         // OLD has a signature → include OLD but stop recursing.
         // Expected: lines 1-4 all included (sessions OLD and NEW).
-        run_search(log_path.to_str().unwrap(), "findme", false, true)?;
+        run_search(log_path.to_str().unwrap(), "findme", false, true, 1)?;
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    // --- Chunk boundary tests ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_boundary_no_lost_lines() -> Result<()> {
+        // Write lines of known byte sizes, then split exactly on a line boundary
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.log");
+        let mut f = std::fs::File::create(&path)?;
+        // 3 lines: "line1\n", "line2\n", "line3\n" (6 bytes each)
+        write!(f, "line1\nline2\nline3\n")?;
+        drop(f);
+
+        // Split at byte 6 (exactly between line1 and line2)
+        let mut collected = Vec::new();
+        for_each_line_in_chunk(path.to_str().unwrap(), 0, 6, |l| {
+            collected.push(l.to_string());
+        })?;
+        for_each_line_in_chunk(path.to_str().unwrap(), 6, 18, |l| {
+            collected.push(l.to_string());
+        })?;
+        assert_eq!(collected, vec!["line1", "line2", "line3"]);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_boundary_mid_line() -> Result<()> {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.log");
+        let mut f = std::fs::File::create(&path)?;
+        write!(f, "line1\nline2\nline3\n")?;
+        drop(f);
+
+        // Split at byte 3 (middle of "line1")
+        let mut collected = Vec::new();
+        for_each_line_in_chunk(path.to_str().unwrap(), 0, 3, |l| {
+            collected.push(l.to_string());
+        })?;
+        for_each_line_in_chunk(path.to_str().unwrap(), 3, 18, |l| {
+            collected.push(l.to_string());
+        })?;
+        assert_eq!(collected, vec!["line1", "line2", "line3"]);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_chunk_four_way_split() -> Result<()> {
+        let dir = tempfile::tempdir()?;
+        let path = dir.path().join("test.log");
+        let mut f = std::fs::File::create(&path)?;
+        for i in 0..20 {
+            writeln!(f, "line {:02}", i)?;
+        }
+        drop(f);
+
+        let file_size = std::fs::metadata(path.as_path())?.len();
+        let chunks = compute_chunks(file_size, 4);
+
+        let mut collected = Vec::new();
+        for (start, end) in chunks {
+            for_each_line_in_chunk(path.to_str().unwrap(), start, end, |l| {
+                collected.push(l.to_string());
+            })?;
+        }
+        let expected: Vec<String> = (0..20).map(|i| format!("line {:02}", i)).collect();
+        assert_eq!(collected, expected);
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    // --- sessionDestroyed regex test ---
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_session_destroyed_regex() {
+        let line = "sessionDestroyed #s=8 sid=2010F74498079D00A5647F3777545A64.node003 isnew=false age=693s last=644s attrs=loginState,lastRequest,userSessionData";
+        let caps = SESSION_DESTROYED_RE.captures(line).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            caps.get(1).unwrap().as_str(),
+            "2010F74498079D00A5647F3777545A64.node003"
+        );
+    }
 }