## Comet parameter: num_output_lines

- This parameter controls the number of search result hits (peptides) that are reported for each spectrum query.
- If you are only interested in seeing one top hit each per query, set this value to 1.
- This parameter value cannot be larger than the value entered for "num_results" which itself is limited to a maximum value of 100.
- This parameter does not apply to the text output as defined by "output_txtfile".
- Valid values are any positive integer 1 or greater.
- If a value less than 1 is entered, this parameter is set to 1.
- The default value is "10" if this parameter is missing.

Example:
`num_output_lines = 1`
`num_output_lines = 5`
`num_output_lines = 10`