# MaximumDisplayWidth command

The `MaximumDisplayWidth` command sets the largest display width for columns to the specified value.

This command is generally used to increase the default value in order to display large blocks of text.

## Syntax

    MAXIMUMDISPLAYWIDTH integer_value

## Example

    ij> maximumdisplaywidth 3;
    ij> VALUES 'NOW IS THE TIME!';
    1
    ---
    NOW
    ij> maximumdisplaywidth 30;
    ij> VALUES 'NOW IS THE TIME!';
    1
    ----------------
    NOW IS THE TIME!

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