diff --git a/src/CLI.cpp b/src/CLI.cpp
index ea9a4715c..56237e0f0 100644
--- a/src/CLI.cpp
+++ b/src/CLI.cpp
@@ -475,6 +475,18 @@ std::string CLI::getCommand () const
   return "";
 }
 
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+std::string CLI::getLimit () const
+{
+  std::vector <A>::const_iterator a;
+  for (a = _args.begin (); a != _args.end (); ++a)
+    if (a->hasTag ("PSEUDO") &&
+        a->attribute ("canonical") == "limit")
+      return a->attribute ("value");
+
+  return "0";
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const std::string CLI::dump (const std::string& title /* = "CLI Parser" */) const
 {
diff --git a/src/CLI.h b/src/CLI.h
index 3c8a53a00..b02dddbf6 100644
--- a/src/CLI.h
+++ b/src/CLI.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ public:
   const std::vector <std::string> getModifications ();
   bool canonicalize (std::string&, const std::string&, const std::string&) const;
   std::string getCommand () const;
+  std::string getLimit () const;
   const std::string dump (const std::string& title = "CLI Parser") const;
 
 private: