CLI Configuration

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

Environment Variables

Environment Variable	Tool	Default
`CONTINUE_CLI_BASH_MAX_OUTPUT_CHARS`	Bash	50,000
`CONTINUE_CLI_BASH_MAX_OUTPUT_LINES`	Bash	1,000
`CONTINUE_CLI_READ_FILE_MAX_OUTPUT_CHARS`	Read	100,000
`CONTINUE_CLI_READ_FILE_MAX_OUTPUT_LINES`	Read	5,000
`CONTINUE_CLI_FETCH_MAX_OUTPUT_LENGTH`	Fetch	20,000
`CONTINUE_CLI_DIFF_MAX_OUTPUT_LENGTH`	Diff	50,000
`CONTINUE_CLI_SEARCH_CODE_MAX_RESULTS`	Search	100
`CONTINUE_CLI_SEARCH_CODE_MAX_RESULT_CHARS`	Search	1,000

# 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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