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Continue CLI tools automatically truncate large outputs to prevent excessive token usage. You can customize these limits using environment variables.

Environment Variables

Environment VariableToolDefault
CONTINUE_CLI_BASH_MAX_OUTPUT_CHARSBash50,000
CONTINUE_CLI_BASH_MAX_OUTPUT_LINESBash1,000
CONTINUE_CLI_READ_FILE_MAX_OUTPUT_CHARSRead100,000
CONTINUE_CLI_READ_FILE_MAX_OUTPUT_LINESRead5,000
CONTINUE_CLI_FETCH_MAX_OUTPUT_LENGTHFetch20,000
CONTINUE_CLI_DIFF_MAX_OUTPUT_LENGTHDiff50,000
CONTINUE_CLI_SEARCH_CODE_MAX_RESULTSSearch100
CONTINUE_CLI_SEARCH_CODE_MAX_RESULT_CHARSSearch1,000

Example

# Increase limits for verbose build output
export CONTINUE_CLI_BASH_MAX_OUTPUT_CHARS=100000
export CONTINUE_CLI_BASH_MAX_OUTPUT_LINES=2000
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