@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ Optional arguments:
   --delimiter           Roll up items with the given delimiter. For containers
                         only. See OpenStack Swift API documentation for what
                         this means.
+  --limit               limit
 '''.strip('\n')


@@ -561,6 +562,9 @@ def st_list(parser, args, thread_manager):
         help='Roll up items with the given delimiter. '
         'For containers only. See OpenStack Swift API documentation for '
         'what this means.')
+    parser.add_option('-x', '--limit', dest='limit'
+                     )
+
     (options, args) = parse_args(parser, args)
     args = args[1:]
     if options.delimiter and not args:
@@ -577,7 +581,7 @@ def st_list(parser, args, thread_manager):
         while True:
             if not args:
                 items = \
-                    conn.get_account(marker=marker, prefix=options.prefix)[1]
+                    conn.get_account(marker=marker, limit=options.limit, prefix=options.prefix)[1]
             else:
                 items = conn.get_container(
                     args[0], marker=marker,