@@ -107,7 +107,25 @@ Limit on the number of bytes in the result. The same as the previous setting.
## result_overflow_mode
What to do if the volume of the result exceeds one of the limits: 'throw' or 'break'. By default, throw.
Using 'break' is similar to using LIMIT.
Using 'break' is similar to using LIMIT. `Break` interrupts execution only at the block level. The query will return more rows than the limit [max_result_rows](#max_result_rows), multiple of [max_block_size](settings.md#max_block_size) and depends of [max_threads](settings.md#settings-max_threads).