diff --git a/cli/parser.go b/cli/parser.go
index f4d9127..3514ed3 100644
--- a/cli/parser.go
+++ b/cli/parser.go
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@ import (
 type ArgumentsReceived struct {
 	KubeconfigFile, SourceClusterContext, TargetClusterContext, NamespaceName, FiltersForObject, Include, Exclude *string
 	VerboseDiffs                                                                                                  *int
+	FileOutput                                                                                                    *string
 	Err                                                                                                           error
 }
 type ArgumentsReceivedValidated struct {
 	KubeconfigFile, SourceClusterContext, TargetClusterContext, NamespaceName, FiltersForObject string
 	Include, Exclude                                                                            []string
 	VerboseDiffs                                                                                int
+	FileOutput                                                                                  string
 	Err                                                                                         error
 }
 
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ func PaserReader() ArgumentsReceivedValidated {
 	Excludek8sObjects := parser.String("e", "exclude", &argparse.Options{Help: "List of kubernetes objects to include, this should be an element or a comma separated list."})
 	namespaceName := parser.String("n", "namespace", &argparse.Options{Help: "Namespace that needs to be copied. defaults to 'default' namespace. The option also accepts wilcard matching of namespace. E.G.: '*-pci' would match any namespace that ends with -pci. Notice that the '' might be required in some consoles like iterm"})
 	filtersForObject := parser.String("f", "filter", &argparse.Options{Help: "Filter what parts of the object I want to compare. must be used together with -i option to apply to that type of objects"})
+	fileOutput := parser.String("l", "file", &argparse.Options{Required: false, Help: "Save the output to a file. If not provided, the output will be printed to the console."})
 	err := parser.Parse(os.Args)
 	if err != nil {
 		// In case of error print error and print usage
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ func PaserReader() ArgumentsReceivedValidated {
 			Include:              []string{""},
 			Exclude:              []string{""},
 			VerboseDiffs:         *verboseDiffs,
+			FileOutput:           "",
 			Err:                  err}
 	}
 	TheArgs := ArgumentsReceived{
@@ -71,6 +75,7 @@ func PaserReader() ArgumentsReceivedValidated {
 		Exclude:              Excludek8sObjects,
 		FiltersForObject:     filtersForObject,
 		VerboseDiffs:         verboseDiffs,
+		FileOutput:           fileOutput,
 		Err:                  err}
 	ArgumentsReceivedValidated := ValidateParametersFromParserArgs(TheArgs)
 	return ArgumentsReceivedValidated
@@ -134,6 +139,28 @@ func ValidateParametersFromParserArgs(TheArgs ArgumentsReceived) ArgumentsReceiv
 		fmt.Println("The program will try to execute anyway, but the output might not be what you expect.")
 		fmt.Println("The -f is to be used with one and only one -i include object type at the time.")
 	}
+	file := *TheArgs.FileOutput
+	if file != "" {
+		valid, filePath, err := tools.IsValidPath(file)
+		if err == nil {
+			if valid {
+				fmt.Printf("The output will be saved to the file: %s\n", filePath)
+			}
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(err)
+		}
+		return ArgumentsReceivedValidated{
+			KubeconfigFile:       configFile,
+			SourceClusterContext: strSourceClusterContext,
+			TargetClusterContext: strTargetClusterContext,
+			NamespaceName:        strNamespaceName,
+			FiltersForObject:     *TheArgs.FiltersForObject,
+			Include:              includeStr,
+			Exclude:              excludeStr,
+			VerboseDiffs:         *TheArgs.VerboseDiffs,
+			FileOutput:           filePath,
+			Err:                  nil}
+	}
 	return ArgumentsReceivedValidated{
 		KubeconfigFile:       configFile,
 		SourceClusterContext: strSourceClusterContext,
@@ -143,6 +170,7 @@ func ValidateParametersFromParserArgs(TheArgs ArgumentsReceived) ArgumentsReceiv
 		Include:              includeStr,
 		Exclude:              excludeStr,
 		VerboseDiffs:         *TheArgs.VerboseDiffs,
+		FileOutput:           "",
 		Err:                  nil}
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/parser_test.go b/cli/parser_test.go
index 1b01176..9972806 100644
--- a/cli/parser_test.go
+++ b/cli/parser_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func TestValidateParametersFromParserArgs(t *testing.T) {
 				Include:              stringPtr("deployment"),
 				Exclude:              stringPtr("service"),
 				VerboseDiffs:         intPtr(1),
+				FileOutput:           stringPtr("output.txt"),
 				Err:                  nil,
 			},
 			expectedArgsValidated: ArgumentsReceivedValidated{
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ func TestValidateParametersFromParserArgs(t *testing.T) {
 				Include:              []string{"deployment"},
 				Exclude:              []string{"service"},
 				VerboseDiffs:         1,
+				FileOutput:           "output.txt",
 				Err:                  nil,
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 43c15ad..a7ad7e8 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -23,6 +23,38 @@ func main() {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("error parsing arguments: %v", args.Err)
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	if args.FileOutput != "" {
+		defer tools.LogOutput(args.FileOutput)()
+	}
+	// var file *os.File
+	// if args.FileOutput != "" {
+	// 	_, fileString, _ := tools.IsValidPath(args.FileOutput)
+	// 	var err error
+	// 	file, err = os.Create(fileString)
+	// 	if err != nil {
+	// 		fmt.Println("Error opening file:", err)
+	// 		os.Exit(1)
+	// 	}
+	// 	defer file.Close()
+	// }
+	// // Create a multi-writer to write to both stdout and the file (if specified)
+	// var writers []io.Writer
+	// writers = append(writers, os.Stdout)
+	// if file != nil {
+	// 	writers = append(writers, file)
+	// }
+	// multiWriter := io.MultiWriter(writers...)
+	// // Use a goroutine to copy output to both stdout and the file
+	// go func(out io.Writer) {
+	// 	for {
+	// 		// Copy output to both stdout and the file
+	// 		_, err := io.Copy(out, os.Stdin)
+	// 		if err != nil {
+	// 			fmt.Println("Error copying output:", err)
+	// 			return
+	// 		}
+	// 	}
+	// }(multiWriter)
 
 	// Connect to source cluster
 	clientsetToSource, err := connect.ConnectToSource(args.SourceClusterContext, &args.KubeconfigFile)
diff --git a/tools/file-works.go b/tools/file-works.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3c97b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/file-works.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package tools
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// isValidPath checks if the given path is valid for the current operating system.
+func IsValidPath(path string) (isValid bool, absPath string, err error) {
+	// Check if the path contains invalid characters for the current OS.
+	var invalidChars string
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "windows":
+		invalidChars = `<>|?*`
+	default:
+		invalidChars = `<>:"\|?*`
+	}
+
+	for _, char := range invalidChars {
+		if strings.ContainsRune(path, char) {
+			return false, "", fmt.Errorf("invalid character '%c' found in the path", char)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check if the path is empty or consists of only whitespace characters.
+	if len(strings.TrimSpace(path)) == 0 {
+		return false, "", fmt.Errorf("empty path")
+	}
+
+	// Convert the path to absolute path if it's relative.
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(path) {
+		// Get the current working directory.
+		cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+		if err != nil {
+			// Failed to get the current working directory.
+			return false, "", err
+		}
+		// Join the current working directory with the relative path to get absolute path.
+		absPath = filepath.Join(cwd, path)
+	} else {
+		absPath = path
+	}
+
+	// Try to create or open the file.
+	file, err := os.OpenFile(absPath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, 0666)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Check if the error is due to a missing directory in the path.
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return false, "", fmt.Errorf("the file or one or more directories in the path do not exist or can not be created: %v", err)
+		}
+		// Check if the error is due to permission issues.
+		if os.IsPermission(err) {
+			return false, "", fmt.Errorf("no permission to write on path: %s", absPath)
+		}
+		// For other errors, return the error as is.
+		return false, "", err
+	}
+	// Defer the closure of the file and its removal.
+	defer func() {
+		file.Close()
+		os.Remove(absPath)
+	}()
+
+	return true, absPath, nil
+}
+
+func LogOutput(logfile string) func() {
+	// open file read/write | create if not exist | clear file at open if exists
+	f, _ := os.OpenFile(logfile, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, 0666)
+
+	// save existing stdout | MultiWriter writes to saved stdout and file
+	out := os.Stdout
+	mw := io.MultiWriter(out, f)
+
+	// get pipe reader and writer | writes to pipe writer come out pipe reader
+	r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
+
+	// replace stdout,stderr with pipe writer | all writes to stdout, stderr will go through pipe instead (fmt.print, log)
+	os.Stdout = w
+	os.Stderr = w
+
+	// writes with log.Print should also write to mw
+	log.SetOutput(mw)
+
+	//create channel to control exit | will block until all copies are finished
+	exit := make(chan bool)
+
+	go func() {
+		// copy all reads from pipe to multiwriter, which writes to stdout and file
+		_, _ = io.Copy(mw, r)
+		// when r or w is closed copy will finish and true will be sent to channel
+		exit <- true
+	}()
+
+	// function to be deferred in main until program exits
+	return func() {
+		// close writer then block on exit channel | this will let mw finish writing before the program exits
+		_ = w.Close()
+		<-exit
+		// close file after all writes have finished
+		_ = f.Close()
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/tools/file-works_test.go b/tools/file-works_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..363640a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/file-works_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+package tools
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestIsValidPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Example usage:
+	paths := map[string]struct {
+		expectedValid bool
+		expectedError string
+	}{
+		"/path/to/valid/file.txt": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "the file or one or more directories in the path do not exist or can not be created",
+		},
+		"invalid*file.txt": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "invalid character '*' found in the path",
+		},
+		"": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "empty path",
+		},
+		"  ": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "empty path",
+		},
+		"/path/with/invalid|character": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "invalid character '|' found in the path",
+		},
+		"C:\\Program Files\\Example\\file.txt": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "invalid character ':' found in the path",
+		},
+		"D:/Documents/Report.docx": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "invalid character ':' found in the path",
+		},
+		"/home/user/pictures/photo.jpg": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "the file or one or more directories in the path do not exist or can not be created",
+		},
+		"file.txt": {
+			expectedValid: true,
+			expectedError: "",
+		},
+		"folder1/file.txt": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "the file or one or more directories in the path do not exist or can not be created",
+		},
+		"../parent/file.txt": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "the file or one or more directories in the path do not exist or can not be created",
+		},
+		"..\\parent\\file.txt": {
+			expectedValid: false,
+			expectedError: "invalid character '\\' found in the path",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for path, expected := range paths {
+		valid, _, err := IsValidPath(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), expected.expectedError) {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected error for path %s. Expected: %s, Got: %s", path, expected.expectedError, err.Error())
+			}
+		} else {
+			if valid != expected.expectedValid {
+				t.Errorf("Path %s validation failed. Expected valid: %t but got: %t", path, expected.expectedValid, valid)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLogOutput(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a temporary file for logging
+	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "testlog-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error creating temporary file: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+
+	// Create a channel to signal when the goroutine has completed
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+
+	// Call LogOutput with the temporary file
+	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
+		LogOutput(tmpfile.Name()) // Assuming LogOutput returns immediately after starting the goroutine
+	}()
+
+	// Write a log message
+	log.Print("Test log message")
+
+	// Wait for the goroutine to finish
+	<-done
+
+	// Read and verify the contents of the log file
+	// (You should implement this verification logic)
+}
+
+func TestLogOutputWithInvalidPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Call LogOutput with an invalid path
+	err := LogOutput("invalid*file.txt")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error for invalid path")
+	}
+	defer os.Remove("invalid*file.txt")
+}
+
+func TestLogOutputWithEmptyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	// Call LogOutput with an empty path
+	err := LogOutput("")
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error for empty path")
+	}
+}