python-gitlab
diff --git a/‎gitlab/client.py
Lines changed: 14 additions & 3 deletions b/‎gitlab/client.py
Lines changed: 14 additions & 3 deletions
diff --git a/‎gitlab/v4/cli.py
Lines changed: 17 additions & 7 deletions b/‎gitlab/v4/cli.py
Lines changed: 17 additions & 7 deletions
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ def http_list(
         query_data: Optional[Dict[str, Any]] = None,
         *,
         iterator: Optional[bool] = None,
+        cli: bool = False,
         **kwargs: Any,
     ) -> Union["GitlabList", List[Dict[str, Any]]]:
         """Make a GET request to the Gitlab server for list-oriented queries.
@@ -952,16 +953,26 @@ def should_emit_warning() -> bool:
         # Warn the user that they are only going to retrieve `per_page`
         # maximum items. This is a common cause of issues filed.
         total_items = "many" if gl_list.total is None else gl_list.total
-        utils.warn(
-            message=(
+        if cli:
+            message = (
+                f"Your query returned {len(items)} of {total_items}. To return all "
+                f"items use `--get-all`. To silence this warning use `--no-get-all`."
+            )
+            show_caller = False
+        else:
+            message = (
                 f"Calling a `list()` method without specifying `get_all=True` or "
                 f"`iterator=True` will return a maximum of {gl_list.per_page} items. "
                 f"Your query returned {len(items)} of {total_items} items. See "
                 f"{_PAGINATION_URL} for more details. If this was done intentionally, "
                 f"then this warning can be supressed by adding the argument "
                 f"`get_all=False` to the `list()` call."
-            ),
+            )
+            show_caller = True
+        utils.warn(
+            message=message,
             category=UserWarning,
+            show_caller=show_caller,
         )
         return items
 
 
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import argparse
+import json
 import operator
 import sys
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type, TYPE_CHECKING, Union
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ def do_list(
         if TYPE_CHECKING:
             assert isinstance(self.mgr, gitlab.mixins.ListMixin)
         try:
-            result = self.mgr.list(**self.args)
+            result = self.mgr.list(**self.args, cli=True)
         except Exception as e:  # pragma: no cover, cli.die is unit-tested
             cli.die("Impossible to list objects", e)
         return result
@@ -238,12 +239,25 @@ def _populate_sub_parser_by_class(
 
             sub_parser_action.add_argument("--page", required=False, type=int)
             sub_parser_action.add_argument("--per-page", required=False, type=int)
-            sub_parser_action.add_argument(
+            get_all_group = sub_parser_action.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+            get_all_group.add_argument(
                 "--get-all",
                 required=False,
-                action="store_true",
+                action="store_const",
+                const=True,
+                default=None,
+                dest="get_all",
                 help="Return all items from the server, without pagination.",
             )
+            get_all_group.add_argument(
+                "--no-get-all",
+                required=False,
+                action="store_const",
+                const=False,
+                default=None,
+                dest="get_all",
+                help="Don't return all items from the server.",
+            )
 
         if action_name == "delete":
             if cls._id_attr is not None:
@@ -416,8 +430,6 @@ def get_dict(
 class JSONPrinter:
     @staticmethod
     def display(d: Union[str, Dict[str, Any]], **_kwargs: Any) -> None:
-        import json  # noqa
-
         print(json.dumps(d))
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -426,8 +438,6 @@ def display_list(
         fields: List[str],
         **_kwargs: Any,
     ) -> None:
-        import json  # noqa
-
         print(json.dumps([get_dict(obj, fields) for obj in data]))