Configuration
The following sections contain tables of variable names, their descriptions, and their types, organized alphabetically.
| Type |
Description |
| boolean |
string true or false |
| color |
argument that set_color would accept |
| integer |
number without decimals |
| list |
collection of other types |
| string |
sequence of characters |
Variables in these sections will be denoted as foo_bar but will actually be tide_<INSERT HEADER>_foo_bar. Variables that do not conform to this standard will be written out in full.
You can take a look at the default configurations in ~/.config/fish/functions/tide/configure/configs for inspiration.
You can modify variables using set --universal from the command line or set --global in your config.fish file.
Prompt Variables
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| tide_print_newline_before_prompt |
print an empty line before the prompt |
boolean |
prompt_connection
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| color |
color of prompt connection |
color |
| icon |
repeated symbol that spans gap between left and right sides of prompt |
string |
left_prompt
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| frame_color |
color of the left prompt frame |
color |
| frame_enabled |
display the left prompt frame |
boolean |
| item_separator_diff_color |
string to separate items with different background colors |
string |
| item_separator_same_color |
string to separate items with the same background color |
string |
| item_separator_same_color_color |
color of the item_separator_same_color |
color |
| items |
order of items to print in the left prompt |
list |
| pad_items |
add spaces to the ends of each item |
boolean |
| prefix |
string to put before the left prompt |
string |
| suffix |
string to put after the left prompt |
string |
right_prompt
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| frame_color |
color of the right prompt frame |
color |
| frame_enabled |
display the right prompt frame |
boolean |
| item_separator_diff_color |
string to separate items with different background colors |
string |
| item_separator_same_color |
string to separate items with the same background color |
string |
| item_separator_same_color_color |
color of the item_separator_same_color |
color |
| items |
order of items to print in the right prompt |
list |
| pad_items |
add spaces to the ends of each item |
boolean |
| prefix |
string to put before the right prompt |
string |
| suffix |
string to put after the right prompt |
string |
Items
These can be added to tide_left_prompt_items or tide_right_prompt_items. For example, to add context to the far left of your left prompt:
set --universal tide_left_prompt_items context $tide_left_prompt_items
| Item |
Description |
| cmd_duration |
duration of the last run command |
| context |
user@hostname in ssh or root |
| git_prompt |
git repository status |
| jobs |
presence of background jobs |
| nvm |
node version manager |
| os |
current operating system |
| prompt_char |
prompt symbol; turns red on error |
| pwd |
current directory |
| rust |
rust version number |
| status |
exit code of the last command |
| time |
current time |
| vi_mode |
vi bind mode display |
| virtual_env |
python virtual environment |
| newline |
new line |
cmd_duration
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| bg_color |
background color of the cmd_duration item |
color |
| color |
color of the cmd_duration item |
color |
| decimals |
number of decimals to display after the seconds place |
integer |
| threshold |
number of milliseconds that duration must exceed to produce output |
integer |
context
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| always_display |
display context when not in SSH or root user |
boolean |
| bg_color |
background color of the context item |
color |
| default_color |
color of the context item when not in SSH or root user |
color |
| root_color |
color of the context item when the user is root |
color |
| ssh_color |
color of the context item when in SSH |
color |
git_prompt
Most of Tide's git capabilities are inherited from Fish's built-in fish_git_prompt. Modify those variables to configure tide's git prompt.
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| bg_color |
background color of the git_item |
color |
jobs
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| bg_color |
background color of jobs item |
color |
| color |
color of jobs item |
color |
| icon |
string to display when there are background jobs |
string |
| verbose |
print number of jobs |
boolean |
nvm
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| bg_color |
background color of nvm item |
color |
| color |
color of nvm item |
color |
| icon |
icon for the nvm item |
string |
os
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| bg_color |
background color of os item |
color |
| color |
color of os item |
color |
prompt_char
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| bg_color |
background color of prompt_char item |
color |
| failure_color |
color when the last command exited with a code >0 |
color |
| icon |
icon for prompt_char to display |
string |
| success_color |
color when the last command completed with a code of 0 |
color |
| vi_default_icon |
vi default bind mode icon |
string |
| vi_insert_icon |
vi insert bind mode icon |
string |
| vi_replace_icon |
vi replace bind mode icon |
string |
| vi_visual_icon |
vi visual bind mode icon |
string |
pwd
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| anchors |
directories displayed in bold and immune to truncation. Can contain first and last |
list |
| bg_color |
background color of pwd item |
color |
| color_anchors |
color of anchor directories |
color |
| color_dirs |
color of normal directories |
color |
| color_truncated_dirs |
color of truncated directories |
color |
| markers |
if a directory contains any of these files/directories, it will be anchored |
list |
| truncate_margin |
start truncating when pwd is this many columns from terminal edge |
integer |
| unwritable_icon |
symbol to display when the directory is not writable by the user |
string |
rust
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| bg_color |
background color of rust item |
color |
| color |
color of rust item |
color |
| icon |
icon to display next to the rust version |
string |
| verbose_version |
Cut off -suffixes from version. "v1.30.0-beta" vs "v1.30.0" |
boolean |
status
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| always_display |
display the status regardless of success or simple failure |
boolean |
| failure_color |
color of failed status |
color |
| failure_icon |
symbol to display when the last command failed >1 |
string |
| success_color |
color of successful status |
color |
| success_icon |
symbol to display when the last command in a pipeline succeeded |
string |
time
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| color |
color of time item |
color |
| format |
format of time item |
string |
vi_mode
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| default_bg_color |
default bind mode background color |
color |
| default_color |
default bind mode color |
color |
| default_icon |
default bind mode icon |
string |
| insert_bg_color |
insert bind mode background color |
color |
| insert_color |
insert bind mode color |
color |
| insert_icon |
insert bind mode icon |
string |
| replace_bg_color |
replace bind mode background color |
color |
| replace_color |
replace bind mode color |
color |
| replace_icon |
replace bind mode icon |
string |
| visual_bg_color |
visual bind mode background color |
color |
| visual_color |
visual bind mode color |
color |
| visual_icon |
visual bind mode icon |
string |
virtual_env
| Variable |
Description |
Type |
| color |
color of virtual_env item |
color |
| display_mode |
Options are venvName and projectName. venvName is the virtual env directory, most often .venv. projectName is the directory above that |
string |
| icon |
icon to display in front of virtual_env item |
string |
