diff --git a/infer/man/man1/infer-debug.txt b/infer/man/man1/infer-debug.txt
index 43c2deb0d..f0031ed4e 100644
--- a/infer/man/man1/infer-debug.txt
+++ b/infer/man/man1/infer-debug.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ OPTIONS
        --help-full
            Show this manual with all internal options in the INTERNAL OPTIONS
            section
+
+       --select N
+           Select option number N. If omitted, prompt for input.
 DEBUG GLOBAL TYPE ENVIRONMENT
        --global-tenv
            Activates: Print the global type environment. (Conversely:
diff --git a/infer/man/man1/infer-explore.txt b/infer/man/man1/infer-explore.txt
index bce669ddb..1d9865edf 100644
--- a/infer/man/man1/infer-explore.txt
+++ b/infer/man/man1/infer-explore.txt
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ EXPLORE BUGS
            shown.
 
        --select N
-           Select bug number N. If omitted, prompt for input.
+           Select option number N. If omitted, prompt for input.
 
        --no-source-preview
            Deactivates: print code excerpts around trace elements
diff --git a/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt b/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
index 0a08a3827..5387e1bd8 100644
--- a/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
+++ b/infer/man/man1/infer-full.txt
@@ -1044,7 +1044,8 @@ OPTIONS
            See also infer-analyze(1).
 
        --select N
-           Select bug number N. If omitted, prompt for input.           See also infer-explore(1).
+           Select option number N. If omitted, prompt for input.       
+    See also infer-debug(1) and infer-explore(1).
 
        --no-self-in-block
            Deactivates: checker self-in-block: An Objective-C-specific
diff --git a/infer/man/man1/infer.txt b/infer/man/man1/infer.txt
index 40c4da9ae..1db7a1fa6 100644
--- a/infer/man/man1/infer.txt
+++ b/infer/man/man1/infer.txt
@@ -1044,7 +1044,8 @@ OPTIONS
            See also infer-analyze(1).
 
        --select N
-           Select bug number N. If omitted, prompt for input.           See also infer-explore(1).
+           Select option number N. If omitted, prompt for input.       
+    See also infer-debug(1) and infer-explore(1).
 
        --no-self-in-block
            Deactivates: checker self-in-block: An Objective-C-specific
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/Procedures.ml b/infer/src/backend/Procedures.ml
index 7f2e7badc..523d10315 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/Procedures.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/Procedures.ml
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
  * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *)
+
 open! IStd
 module F = Format
+module L = Logging
 
 let get_all ~filter () =
   let db = ResultsDatabase.get_database () in
@@ -19,33 +21,37 @@ let get_all ~filter () =
 
 let select_proc_names_interactive ~filter =
   let proc_names = get_all ~filter () |> List.rev in
-  match proc_names with
-  | [] ->
-      print_endline "No procedures found" ;
+  let proc_names_len = List.length proc_names in
+  match (proc_names, Config.select) with
+  | [], _ ->
+      F.eprintf "No procedures found" ;
       None
-  | [proc_name] ->
-      Format.printf "Selected proc name: %a@\n" Procname.pp proc_name ;
-      Format.print_flush () ;
+  | _, Some n when n >= proc_names_len ->
+      L.die UserError "Cannot select result #%d out of only %d procedures" n proc_names_len
+  | [proc_name], _ ->
+      F.eprintf "Selected proc name: %a@." Procname.pp proc_name ;
       Some proc_names
-  | _ ->
+  | _, Some n ->
+      let proc_names_array = List.to_array proc_names in
+      Some [proc_names_array.(n)]
+  | _, None ->
       let proc_names_array = List.to_array proc_names in
       Array.iteri proc_names_array ~f:(fun i proc_name ->
-          Format.printf "%d: %a@\n" i Procname.pp proc_name ) ;
-      Format.print_flush () ;
+          F.eprintf "%d: %a@\n" i Procname.pp proc_name ) ;
       let rec ask_user_input () =
-        print_string "Select one number (type 'a' for selecting all, 'q' for quit): " ;
-        Out_channel.(flush stdout) ;
+        F.eprintf "Select one number (type 'a' for selecting all, 'q' for quit): " ;
+        Out_channel.flush stderr ;
         let input = String.strip In_channel.(input_line_exn stdin) in
         if String.equal (String.lowercase input) "a" then Some proc_names
         else if String.equal (String.lowercase input) "q" then (
-          print_endline "Quit interactive mode" ;
+          F.eprintf "Quit interactive mode" ;
           None )
         else
           match int_of_string_opt input with
           | Some n when 0 <= n && n < Array.length proc_names_array ->
               Some [proc_names_array.(n)]
           | _ ->
-              print_endline "Invalid input" ;
+              F.eprintf "Invalid input" ;
               ask_user_input ()
       in
       ask_user_input ()
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ let pp_all ~filter ~proc_name:proc_name_cond ~attr_kind ~source_file:source_file
           let path = DotCfg.emit_proc_desc source_file cfg in
           F.fprintf fmt "'%s'" path
     in
-    Format.fprintf fmt "@[<v2>%s@,%a%a%a%a%a@]@\n" proc_uid
+    F.fprintf fmt "@[<v2>%s@,%a%a%a%a%a@]@\n" proc_uid
       (pp_if source_file_cond "source_file" SourceFile.pp)
       source_file
       (pp_if proc_name_cond "proc_name" Procname.pp)
diff --git a/infer/src/base/Config.ml b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
index c6d4595ce..a21f15207 100644
--- a/infer/src/base/Config.ml
+++ b/infer/src/base/Config.ml
@@ -2065,8 +2065,8 @@ and seconds_per_iteration =
 
 and select =
   CLOpt.mk_int_opt ~long:"select" ~meta:"N"
-    ~in_help:InferCommand.[(Explore, manual_explore_bugs)]
-    "Select bug number $(i,N). If omitted, prompt for input."
+    ~in_help:InferCommand.[(Debug, manual_generic); (Explore, manual_explore_bugs)]
+    "Select option number $(i,N). If omitted, prompt for input."
 
 
 and scuba_logging, cost_scuba_logging =