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# How to customize help output in the Nebius AI Cloud CLI

By default, when you run a command with the `--help` parameter, the CLI displays detailed help output in interactive mode. In this mode, the CLI opens an alternate screen with pagination where a pager displays the output one screen at a time.

Use additional, optional settings in the CLI to display compact help output, print it directly to standard output or use a different pager. The settings apply to `nebius --help` and to the `--help` parameter for subcommands. You can use these settings individually or altogether.

## Displaying compact help output

Set `NEBIUS_OLD_HELP` to `1` to make the help output compact and print it directly to standard output:

```bash theme={null}
export NEBIUS_OLD_HELP=1
```

## Printing detailed help output to standard output

Set `NEBIUS_NO_ALTERNATE_SCREEN` to `1` to print detailed help output, including its spacing, directly to standard output instead of opening an alternate screen:

```bash theme={null}
export NEBIUS_NO_ALTERNATE_SCREEN=1
```

If `NEBIUS_OLD_HELP=1` is also set, the CLI uses the compact help output format.

## Selecting a pager

Set `NEBIUS_PAGER` to use a specific pager for help output. For example, if Neovim is installed, you can set it as the pager:

```bash theme={null}
export NEBIUS_PAGER='nvim +Man!'
```

The Nebius AI Cloud CLI can use any of the following environment variables to select the pager. If more than one is set, it uses the first one in this list:

1. `NEBIUS_PAGER`
2. `MANPAGER`
3. `PAGER`

`NEBIUS_PAGER` affects only the Nebius AI Cloud CLI. `MANPAGER` and `PAGER` can also affect other command-line tools.

If the CLI can't launch the configured pager, it uses the default one.

The pager settings apply only when neither `NEBIUS_OLD_HELP` nor `NEBIUS_NO_ALTERNATE_SCREEN` is set to `1`.

## Saving the settings

The `export` commands apply to the current shell session. For future sessions, add the corresponding command to the configuration file for your shell:

* Bash: `~/.bashrc`
* Zsh: `~/.zshrc`

Start a new shell session after saving the file.