# Parameter :: 6. `show_metadata::`
Show session metadata only, suppressing conversation content.
**Type:** Boolean
**Fundamental Type:** Boolean flag
**Constraints:**
- Valid values: `0`, `1`
- `0` = show conversation content (default)
- `1` = show technical metadata only
**Default:** `0`
**Commands:** `.show`
**Purpose:** When enabled, displays session technical metadata (session ID, entry count, first/last timestamps, token usage) without loading or rendering conversation content. Useful for inspecting session characteristics without reading the full content.
**Examples:**
```bash
show_metadata::0 # Show content (default)
show_metadata::1 # Metadata only
```
### Referenced Type
| Boolean | Base type | Boolean flag | `0` (false) or `1` (true) |
### Referenced Commands
| 3 | [`.show`](../command/03_show.md) | `0` | Shows metadata only when enabled; mutually exclusive with `entries::` |
### Referenced User Stories
| 2 | [Find Past Conversation](../user_story/002_find_past_conversation.md) | developer |
| 3 | [Export Session for Review](../user_story/003_export_session_for_review.md) | developer |