diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_copy.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_copy.go
index 0cf96a092..92922b42b 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_copy.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_copy.go
@@ -126,11 +126,12 @@ func runCopy(ctx context.Context, opts CopyOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []
 		if sn.Original != nil {
 			srcOriginal = *sn.Original
 		}
+
 		if originalSns, ok := dstSnapshotByOriginal[srcOriginal]; ok {
 			isCopy := false
 			for _, originalSn := range originalSns {
 				if similarSnapshots(originalSn, sn) {
-					Verboseff("\nsnapshot %s of %v at %s)\n", sn.ID().Str(), sn.Paths, sn.Time)
+					Verboseff("\n%v\n", sn)
 					Verboseff("skipping source snapshot %s, was already copied to snapshot %s\n", sn.ID().Str(), originalSn.ID().Str())
 					isCopy = true
 					break
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ func runCopy(ctx context.Context, opts CopyOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []
 				continue
 			}
 		}
-		Verbosef("\nsnapshot %s of %v at %s)\n", sn.ID().Str(), sn.Paths, sn.Time)
+		Verbosef("\n%v\n", sn)
 		Verbosef("  copy started, this may take a while...\n")
 		if err := copyTree(ctx, srcRepo, dstRepo, visitedTrees, *sn.Tree, gopts.Quiet); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_ls.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_ls.go
index 5b3984eb2..83a03559d 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_ls.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_ls.go
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func runLs(ctx context.Context, opts LsOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []stri
 		}
 	} else {
 		printSnapshot = func(sn *restic.Snapshot) {
-			Verbosef("snapshot %s of %v filtered by %v at %s):\n", sn.ID().Str(), sn.Paths, dirs, sn.Time)
+			Verbosef("%v filtered by %v:\n", sn, dirs)
 		}
 		printNode = func(path string, node *restic.Node) {
 			Printf("%s\n", formatNode(path, node, lsOptions.ListLong, lsOptions.HumanReadable))
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_snapshots.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_snapshots.go
index 786097132..19e457b1f 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_snapshots.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_repair_snapshots.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func runRepairSnapshots(ctx context.Context, gopts GlobalOptions, opts RepairOpt
 
 	changedCount := 0
 	for sn := range FindFilteredSnapshots(ctx, snapshotLister, repo, &opts.SnapshotFilter, args) {
-		Verbosef("\nsnapshot %s of %v at %s)\n", sn.ID().Str(), sn.Paths, sn.Time)
+		Verbosef("\n%v\n", sn)
 		changed, err := filterAndReplaceSnapshot(ctx, repo, sn,
 			func(ctx context.Context, sn *restic.Snapshot) (restic.ID, error) {
 				return rewriter.RewriteTree(ctx, repo, "/", *sn.Tree)
diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go
index afd80aca1..d55e6137b 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_rewrite.go
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ func runRewrite(ctx context.Context, opts RewriteOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, a
 
 	changedCount := 0
 	for sn := range FindFilteredSnapshots(ctx, snapshotLister, repo, &opts.SnapshotFilter, args) {
-		Verbosef("\nsnapshot %s of %v at %s)\n", sn.ID().Str(), sn.Paths, sn.Time)
+		Verbosef("\n%v\n", sn)
 		changed, err := rewriteSnapshot(ctx, repo, sn, opts)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Fatalf("unable to rewrite snapshot ID %q: %v", sn.ID().Str(), err)
diff --git a/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst b/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst
index 68c181fa2..d74c9c240 100644
--- a/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst
+++ b/doc/045_working_with_repos.rst
@@ -94,11 +94,11 @@ example from a local to a remote repository, you can use the ``copy`` command:
     repository d6504c63 opened successfully, password is correct
     repository 3dd0878c opened successfully, password is correct
 
-    snapshot 410b18a2 of [/home/user/work] at 2020-06-09 23:15:57.305305 +0200 CEST)
+    snapshot 410b18a2 of [/home/user/work] at 2020-06-09 23:15:57.305305 +0200 CEST by user@kasimir
       copy started, this may take a while...
     snapshot 7a746a07 saved
 
-    snapshot 4e5d5487 of [/home/user/work] at 2020-05-01 22:44:07.012113 +0200 CEST)
+    snapshot 4e5d5487 of [/home/user/work] at 2020-05-01 22:44:07.012113 +0200 CEST by user@kasimir
     skipping snapshot 4e5d5487, was already copied to snapshot 50eb62b7
 
 The example command copies all snapshots from the source repository
@@ -193,18 +193,18 @@ the unwanted files from affected snapshots by rewriting them using the
     $ restic -r /srv/restic-repo rewrite --exclude secret-file
     repository c881945a opened (repository version 2) successfully, password is correct
 
-    snapshot 6160ddb2 of [/home/user/work] at 2022-06-12 16:01:28.406630608 +0200 CEST)
+    snapshot 6160ddb2 of [/home/user/work] at 2022-06-12 16:01:28.406630608 +0200 CEST by user@kasimir
     excluding /home/user/work/secret-file
     saved new snapshot b6aee1ff
 
-    snapshot 4fbaf325 of [/home/user/work] at 2022-05-01 11:22:26.500093107 +0200 CEST)
+    snapshot 4fbaf325 of [/home/user/work] at 2022-05-01 11:22:26.500093107 +0200 CEST by user@kasimir
 
     modified 1 snapshots
 
     $ restic -r /srv/restic-repo rewrite --exclude secret-file 6160ddb2
     repository c881945a opened (repository version 2) successfully, password is correct
 
-    snapshot 6160ddb2 of [/home/user/work] at 2022-06-12 16:01:28.406630608 +0200 CEST)
+    snapshot 6160ddb2 of [/home/user/work] at 2022-06-12 16:01:28.406630608 +0200 CEST by user@kasimir
     excluding /home/user/work/secret-file
     new snapshot saved as b6aee1ff
 
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ This is possible using the ``rewrite`` command with the option ``--new-host`` fo
     repository b7dbade3 opened (version 2, compression level auto)
     [0:00] 100.00%  1 / 1 index files loaded
 
-    snapshot 8ed674f4 of [/path/to/abc.txt] at 2023-11-27 21:57:52.439139291 +0100 CET)
+    snapshot 8ed674f4 of [/path/to/abc.txt] at 2023-11-27 21:57:52.439139291 +0100 CET by user@kasimir
     setting time to 1999-01-01 11:11:11 +0100 CET
     setting host to newhost
     saved new snapshot c05da643
diff --git a/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst b/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst
index fe317acfc..6a9a6ee15 100644
--- a/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst
+++ b/doc/077_troubleshooting.rst
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ command will automatically remove the original, damaged snapshots.
 
   $ restic repair snapshots --forget
 
-  snapshot 6979421e of [/home/user/restic/restic] at 2022-11-02 20:59:18.617503315 +0100 CET)
+  snapshot 6979421e of [/home/user/restic/restic] at 2022-11-02 20:59:18.617503315 +0100 CET by user@host
     file "/restic/internal/fuse/snapshots_dir.go": removed missing content
     file "/restic/internal/restorer/restorer_unix_test.go": removed missing content
     file "/restic/internal/walker/walker.go": removed missing content
diff --git a/internal/restic/snapshot.go b/internal/restic/snapshot.go
index 13e795ec8..88171a646 100644
--- a/internal/restic/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/restic/snapshot.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func ForAllSnapshots(ctx context.Context, be Lister, loader LoaderUnpacked, excl
 }
 
 func (sn Snapshot) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("<Snapshot %s of %v at %s by %s@%s>",
+	return fmt.Sprintf("snapshot %s of %v at %s by %s@%s",
 		sn.id.Str(), sn.Paths, sn.Time, sn.Username, sn.Hostname)
 }