How do I limit the number of posts displayed on a page?

[rouviere]

I am sure this very simple, but I have not found a ready solution on WordPress or StackOverflow. I am hoping someone here can assist.

I have a simple query_posts on a page in WP. I just need to be able to limit the number of posts returned to a specific number. How would I add that code to the following?

<?php query_posts(‘cat=2’); ?>
<?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
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<h3><?php the_title(); ?></h3>

<?php the_field(‘event_dates’); ?>

<p><?php the_field('event_snippet'); ?></p>

<?php endwhile;?>

[shaneisme]

It’s listed in the codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/query_posts

[rouviere]

Thanks.

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