diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
index 49683789be..d2107ac996 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/html.v
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@ fn (vd &VDoc) render_search_index(out Output) {
 	}
 	js_search_index.writeln('];\n')
 	js_search_data.writeln('];\n')
+	final := js_search_index.str() + js_search_data.str()
 	out_file_path := os.join_path(out.path, 'search_index.js')
-	os.write_file(out_file_path, js_search_index.str() + js_search_data.str()) or { panic(err) }
+	println('Generating search_index.js of ${final.len:8} bytes in `${out_file_path} ...')
+	os.write_file(out_file_path, final) or { panic(err) }
 }
 
 fn (mut vd VDoc) render_static_html(out Output) {
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ fn (vd &VDoc) get_resource(name string, out Output) string {
 	} else {
 		output_path := os.join_path(out.path, name)
 		if !os.exists(output_path) {
-			println('Generating ${out.typ} in "${output_path}"')
+			println('Generating ${res.len:8} bytes of static resources in `${output_path}` ...')
 			os.write_file(output_path, res) or { panic(err) }
 		}
 		return name
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v
index 3ee1ed62ca..a801e646c4 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/main.v
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ mut:
 }
 
 fn main() {
+	unbuffer_stdout() // avoid the need for flush_stdout() calls
 	if os.args.len < 2 || '-h' in os.args || '-help' in os.args || '--help' in os.args
 		|| os.args[1..] == ['doc', 'help'] {
 		os.system('${os.quoted_path(vexe)} help doc')
diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v
index 4a44444b13..ead5947541 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc/vdoc.v
@@ -188,11 +188,9 @@ fn (mut vd VDoc) work_processor(mut work sync.Channel, mut wg sync.WaitGroup) {
 			break
 		}
 		vd.vprintln('> start processing ${pdoc.d.base_path} ...')
-		flush_stdout()
 		file_name, content := vd.render_doc(pdoc.d, pdoc.out)
 		output_path := os.join_path(pdoc.out.path, file_name)
-		println('Generating ${pdoc.out.typ} in "${output_path}"')
-		flush_stdout()
+		println('Generating ${content.len:8} bytes of ${pdoc.out.typ} in `${output_path}` ...')
 		os.write_file(output_path, content) or { panic(err) }
 	}
 	wg.done()
@@ -436,15 +434,14 @@ fn (mut vd VDoc) generate_docs_from_file() {
 			vd.render_search_index(out)
 			// move favicons to target directory
 			println('Copying favicons...')
-
 			favicons_path := os.join_path(cfg.theme_dir, 'favicons')
-
 			favicons := os.ls(favicons_path) or { panic(err) }
 			for favicon in favicons {
 				favicon_path := os.join_path(favicons_path, favicon)
 				destination_path := os.join_path(out.path, favicon)
 				os.cp(favicon_path, destination_path) or { panic(err) }
 			}
+			println('Copied ${favicons.len} icons to `${out.path}` .')
 		}
 	}
 }