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You can also use additional command-line options to customize the behavior of the tool. For more information, run `aider --help`. Many defaults can be set with `.env` or environment variables, see the help output.
## Input tips
## Tips
* Use Control-C to safely interrupt GPT if it isn't providing a useful response.
* Large changes are best performed as a sequence of bite sized steps. Same as if you were undertaking them yourself.
* GPT-4 knows about a lot of standard tools and libraries, but may get some of the fine details wrong about APIs. You can paste doc snippets into the chat with the `{}` multiline syntax described below.
* Use Control-C to safely interrupt GPT if it isn't providing a useful response. The partial response remains in the conversation, so you can refer to it when you reply with more information or direction.
* Provide a multiline chat message by entering `{` alone on the first line. End the multiline message with `}` alone on the last line.
* Aider will notice if you ask it to discuss files with uncommitted changes and offer to commit them before proceeding.