diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3e5d1a4c..74a19546 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,11 +185,11 @@ The JSON output can be compact (default) or pretty formatted with the `-p` optio
 - `-a` about `jc`. Prints information about `jc` and the parsers (in JSON, of course!)
 - `-d` debug mode. Prints trace messages if parsing issues are encountered (use `-dd` for verbose debugging)
 - `-h` help. Use `jc -h --parser_name` for parser documentation
-- `-l` line buffer output
 - `-m` monochrome JSON output
 - `-p` pretty format the JSON output
 - `-q` quiet mode. Suppresses parser warning messages
 - `-r` raw output. Provides a more literal JSON output, typically with string values and no additional semantic processing
+- `-u` unbuffer output
 - `-v` version information
 
 ### Exit Codes
diff --git a/jc/cli.py b/jc/cli.py
index 93e5366d..580d5da4 100644
--- a/jc/cli.py
+++ b/jc/cli.py
@@ -331,11 +331,11 @@ def helptext():
             -a               about jc
             -d               debug (-dd for verbose debug)
             -h               help (-h --parser_name for parser documentation)
-            -l               line buffer output
             -m               monochrome output
             -p               pretty print output
             -q               quiet - suppress parser warnings
             -r               raw JSON output
+            -u               unbuffer output
             -v               version info
 
     Examples:
@@ -522,12 +522,12 @@ def main():
     about = 'a' in options
     debug = 'd' in options
     verbose_debug = True if options.count('d') > 1 else False
-    linebuf = 'l' in options
     mono = 'm' in options
     help_me = 'h' in options
     pretty = 'p' in options
     quiet = 'q' in options
     raw = 'r' in options
+    unbuffer = 'u' in options
     version_info = 'v' in options
 
     if verbose_debug:
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ def main():
                                env_colors=jc_colors,
                                mono=mono,
                                piped_out=piped_output()),
-                      flush=linebuf)
+                      flush=unbuffer)
 
             sys.exit(combined_exit_code(magic_exit_code, 0))
 
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ def main():
                            env_colors=jc_colors,
                            mono=mono,
                            piped_out=piped_output()),
-                  flush=linebuf)
+                  flush=unbuffer)
 
         sys.exit(combined_exit_code(magic_exit_code, 0))
 
diff --git a/man/jc.1 b/man/jc.1
index 74e656e7..76e5d043 100644
--- a/man/jc.1
+++ b/man/jc.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH jc 1 2021-09-13 1.17.0 "JSON CLI output utility"
+.TH jc 1 2021-09-16 1.17.0 "JSON CLI output utility"
 .SH NAME
 jc \- JSONifies the output of many CLI tools and file-types
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -418,10 +418,6 @@ debug - show traceback (\fB-dd\fP for verbose traceback)
 help (\fB-h --parser_name\fP for parser documentation)
 .TP
 .B
-\fB-l\fP
-line buffer output
-.TP
-.B
 \fB-m\fP
 monochrome output
 .TP
@@ -438,6 +434,10 @@ quiet - suppress warnings
 raw JSON output
 .TP
 .B
+\fB-u\fP
+unbuffer output (useful for slow streaming data with streaming parsers)
+.TP
+.B
 \fB-v\fP
 version information
 
diff --git a/templates/manpage_template b/templates/manpage_template
index b5ea8c37..f99ed411 100644
--- a/templates/manpage_template
+++ b/templates/manpage_template
@@ -43,10 +43,6 @@ debug - show traceback (\fB-dd\fP for verbose traceback)
 help (\fB-h --parser_name\fP for parser documentation)
 .TP
 .B
-\fB-l\fP
-line buffer output
-.TP
-.B
 \fB-m\fP
 monochrome output
 .TP
@@ -63,6 +59,10 @@ quiet - suppress warnings
 raw JSON output
 .TP
 .B
+\fB-u\fP
+unbuffer output (useful for slow streaming data with streaming parsers)
+.TP
+.B
 \fB-v\fP
 version information
 
diff --git a/templates/readme_template b/templates/readme_template
index a948d222..6add6634 100644
--- a/templates/readme_template
+++ b/templates/readme_template
@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ The JSON output can be compact (default) or pretty formatted with the `-p` optio
 - `-a` about `jc`. Prints information about `jc` and the parsers (in JSON, of course!)
 - `-d` debug mode. Prints trace messages if parsing issues are encountered (use `-dd` for verbose debugging)
 - `-h` help. Use `jc -h --parser_name` for parser documentation
-- `-l` line buffer output
 - `-m` monochrome JSON output
 - `-p` pretty format the JSON output
 - `-q` quiet mode. Suppresses parser warning messages
 - `-r` raw output. Provides a more literal JSON output, typically with string values and no additional semantic processing
+- `-u` unbuffer output
 - `-v` version information
 
 ### Exit Codes