# `find` options

The command takes `QUESTION`. [Start with its value and exit code](/functions/find/).

| Option | What it does |
| --- | --- |
| `--none` | Lets it answer that nothing fits. It then prints nothing and exits 3. |
| `--lines`, `--jsonl` | How the lines are framed. --lines is the default. CSV and TSV are refused. |
| `--field POINTER` | Names the part of each record to read. |
| `--input FILE` | Reads the evidence from a file instead of standard input. |
| `--plan` | Prints the plan and sends nothing. |
| `--model NAME` | The model the request carries. Name a version to pin a run. The default is jev-1.13.0. |
| `--url BASE` | The server's base address. It outranks THINKTHEN_BASE_URL. |
| `--timeout SECONDS` | How long one attempt may take. The default is 30. |
| `--max-retries N` | How many times a retried status is sent again. A transport failure is never sent again. The default is 3. |
| `--record DIR` | Calls the backend and saves each exchange in DIR. |
| `--replay DIR` | Answers from DIR alone, with no key and no network. |
| `--cache DIR` | Answers from DIR when it can and saves new exchanges there. |
| `--no-cache` | Turns off the answer cache for one run. |
| `--profile FILE` | Applies local backend limits and names the calibration profile in use. |

## More examples

*No line says how to cancel. find prints nothing and exits 3.*

```
question="Which line says how to cancel an order?"

cat <<'EOF' |
Returns need the original receipt.
Refunds are issued within 30 days of purchase.
Shipping is free on orders over $50.
Gift cards cannot be exchanged for cash.
EOF
thinkthen find "$question" --none
```

*No output. exit 3: nothing fits, under --none*

*Q1 holds the reset steps, and the whole record comes back.*

```
question="Which answer says how to reset a password?"

cat <<'EOF' |
{"id": "Q1", "text": "Open Settings and choose Reset password."}
{"id": "Q2", "text": "Invoices are emailed on the first of the month."}
{"id": "Q3", "text": "We ship to the US and Canada."}
EOF
thinkthen find "$question" \
  --jsonl \
  --field /text |
jq .
```

*Output*

```
{
  "id": "Q1",
  "text": "Open Settings and choose Reset password."
}
```

*exit 0*

[Every surface's settings](/install/settings/)

On GitHub: [github.com/botassembly/thinkthen](https://github.com/botassembly/thinkthen)