diff --git a/cmd/check.go b/cmd/check.go
index 0c5b606..40c937a 100644
--- a/cmd/check.go
+++ b/cmd/check.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"regexp"
 
 	"github.com/dmolesUC3/cos/internal/logging"
 	"github.com/dmolesUC3/cos/internal/objects"
@@ -57,6 +56,17 @@ type checkFlags struct {
 	Region    string
 }
 
+func (f checkFlags) Pretty() string {
+	format := `
+		verbose: %v
+		expected: %x
+		algorithm: '%v'
+		endpoint: '%v'
+		region: '%v'`
+	format = logging.Untabify(format, "  ")
+	return fmt.Sprintf(format, f.Verbose, f.Expected, f.Algorithm, f.Endpoint, f.Region)
+}
+
 func (f checkFlags) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
 		"checkFlags{ verbose: %v, expected: %x, algorithm: '%v', endpoint: '%v', region: '%v'}",
@@ -64,13 +74,11 @@ func (f checkFlags) String() string {
 	)
 }
 
+
+
 // ------------------------------------------------------------
 // Functions
 
-func formatHelp(text string, indent string) string {
-	return regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^[\t ]+`).ReplaceAllString(text, indent)
-}
-
 func runWith(objURLStr string, flags checkFlags) error {
 	var logger = logging.NewLogger(flags.Verbose)
 	logger.Detailf("flags: %v\n", flags)
@@ -108,11 +116,11 @@ func init() {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:           usage,
 		Short:         shortDescription,
-		Long:          formatHelp(longDescription, ""),
+		Long:          logging.Untabify(longDescription, ""),
 		Args:          cobra.ExactArgs(1),
 		SilenceUsage:  true,
 		SilenceErrors: true,
-		Example:       formatHelp(example, "  "),
+		Example:       logging.Untabify(example, "  "),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			return runWith(args[0], flags)
 		},
diff --git a/internal/logging/logger.go b/internal/logging/logger.go
index 6637ecd..bef6b1f 100644
--- a/internal/logging/logger.go
+++ b/internal/logging/logger.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ type infoLogger struct {
 
 // Logger.Info() implementation: log to stderr
 func (l infoLogger) Info(a ...interface{}) {
-	pretty := prettify(a...)
+	pretty := Prettify(a...)
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintln(l.out, pretty...)
 	if err != nil {
 		logFatal(err)
@@ -54,25 +54,13 @@ func (l infoLogger) Info(a ...interface{}) {
 
 // Logger.Infof() implementation: log to stderr
 func (l infoLogger) Infof(format string, a ...interface{}) {
-	pretty := prettify(a...)
+	pretty := Prettify(a...)
 	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(l.out, format, pretty...)
 	if err != nil {
 		logFatal(err)
 	}
 }
 
-func prettify(a ...interface{}) []interface{} {
-	var pretty []interface{}
-	for _, v := range a {
-		if p, ok := v.(Pretty); ok {
-			pretty = append(pretty, p.Pretty())
-		} else {
-			pretty = append(pretty, v)
-		}
-	}
-	return pretty
-}
-
 // ------------------------------
 // terseLogger
 
@@ -125,4 +113,5 @@ func (l verboseLogger) Verbose() bool {
 
 func (l verboseLogger) String() string {
 	return "verbose"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
diff --git a/internal/logging/pretty.go b/internal/logging/pretty.go
index bbc6b63..a56498e 100644
--- a/internal/logging/pretty.go
+++ b/internal/logging/pretty.go
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 package logging
 
+import "regexp"
+
 type Pretty interface {
 	Pretty() string
 }
+
+func Prettify(a ...interface{}) []interface{} {
+	var pretty []interface{}
+	for _, v := range a {
+		if p, ok := v.(Pretty); ok {
+			pretty = append(pretty, p.Pretty())
+		} else {
+			pretty = append(pretty, v)
+		}
+	}
+	return pretty
+}
+
+func Untabify(text string, indent string) string {
+	// TODO: support multi-level indent
+	return regexp.MustCompile(`(?m)^[\t ]+`).ReplaceAllString(text, indent)
+}
+
diff --git a/internal/objects/swift_object.go b/internal/objects/swift_object.go
index 21e12ec..8a0354f 100644
--- a/internal/objects/swift_object.go
+++ b/internal/objects/swift_object.go
@@ -23,8 +23,21 @@ type SwiftObject struct {
 	swiftConnection *swift.Connection
 }
 
+func (obj *SwiftObject) Pretty() string {
+	format := `SwiftObject { 
+		container: '%v' 
+		objectName: '%v' 
+		cnxParams: %v 
+		logger: %v 
+		swiftConnection: %v
+	}`
+	format = logging.Untabify(format, " ")
+	args := logging.Prettify(obj.container, obj.objectName, obj.cnxParams, obj.logger, obj.swiftConnection)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+}
+
 func (obj *SwiftObject) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("SwiftObject { container: '%v', objectName: '%v', cnxParams: %v, logger: %v, swiftConnection: %v",
+	return fmt.Sprintf("SwiftObject { container: '%v', objectName: '%v', cnxParams: %v, logger: %v, swiftConnection: %v }",
 		obj.container,
 		obj.objectName,
 		obj.cnxParams,
@@ -33,6 +46,8 @@ func (obj *SwiftObject) String() string {
 	)
 }
 
+
+
 // Endpoint returns the Swift authentication URL
 func (obj *SwiftObject) Endpoint() *url.URL {
 	return obj.cnxParams.AuthURL
diff --git a/internal/protocols/swift_utils.go b/internal/protocols/swift_utils.go
index 4d99d82..a460be7 100644
--- a/internal/protocols/swift_utils.go
+++ b/internal/protocols/swift_utils.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package protocols
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/url"
+
+	"github.com/dmolesUC3/cos/internal/logging"
 )
 
 // The SwiftConnectionParams struct encapsulates the authentication parameters
@@ -14,22 +16,38 @@ type SwiftConnectionParams struct {
 }
 
 func (p SwiftConnectionParams) String() string {
-	var authURLStr string
-	if p.AuthURL == nil {
-		authURLStr = "<nil>"
-	} else {
-		authURLStr = p.AuthURL.String()
-	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf(
+		"SwiftConnectionParams { Username: %v, APIKey: %v, AuthURL: %v }",
+		p.UserName, p.apiKeyStr(), p.authUrlStr(),
+	)
+}
 
+func (p SwiftConnectionParams) Pretty() string {
+	format := `SwiftConnectionParams {
+		Username: %v
+		APIKey: %v
+		AuthURL: %v
+	}`
+	format = logging.Untabify(format, "    ")
+	return fmt.Sprintf(format, p.UserName, p.apiKeyStr(), p.authUrlStr())
+}
+
+func (p SwiftConnectionParams) apiKeyStr() string {
 	var apiKeyStr string
 	if p.APIKey == "" {
 		apiKeyStr = "<not set>"
 	} else {
 		apiKeyStr = "<hidden>"
 	}
+	return apiKeyStr
+}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf(
-		"SwiftConnectionParams { Username: %v, APIKey: %v, AuthURL: %v }",
-		p.UserName, apiKeyStr, authURLStr,
-	)
+func (p SwiftConnectionParams) authUrlStr() string {
+	var authURLStr string
+	if p.AuthURL == nil {
+		authURLStr = "<nil>"
+	} else {
+		authURLStr = p.AuthURL.String()
+	}
+	return authURLStr
 }