# Improved CLI experience when linking and creating environment variables​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍ ‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍ ‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‍​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍ ‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍ ​‍

By Steven Van · 2025-10-05

Vercel CLI 50.0.0 masks new environment variable input and prompts to pull env vars after linking a project.

Vercel CLI **50.0.0** changes how linking and environment variables work at the command line. After linking a project, the CLI now prompts to pull the project's environment variables so a local setup matches what's deployed, and input for new environment variables is masked during interactive entry.

- Running link against an existing project now shows an interactive selector, if there are fewer than 100 projects.

- Fixed a bug where vc link --repo incorrectly prefixed project names.

- Commands that take an ls argument now handle extra or unexpected arguments the same way: they produce a clear error and exit early, instead of the previous per-command behaviour. Scripts relying on the old behaviour may need updating.

The changes are part of [Vercel's CLI update](<https://vercel.com/changelog/improved-cli-experience-when-linking-and-creating-environment-variables>).

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