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< h1 id = "configuration" > < a class = "header" href = "#configuration" > Configuration< / a > < / h1 >
< p > To override global configuration parameters, create a < code > config.toml< / code > file located in your config directory:< / p >
< ul >
< li > Linux and Mac: < code > ~/.config/helix/config.toml< / code > < / li >
< li > Windows: < code > %AppData%\helix\config.toml< / code > < / li >
< / ul >
< blockquote >
< p > 💡 You can easily open the config file by typing < code > :config-open< / code > within Helix normal mode.< / p >
< / blockquote >
< p > Example config:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > theme = " onedark"
[editor]
line-number = " relative"
mouse = false
[editor.cursor-shape]
insert = " bar"
normal = " block"
select = " underline"
[editor.file-picker]
hidden = false
< / code > < / pre >
< p > You can use a custom configuration file by specifying it with the < code > -c< / code > or
< code > --config< / code > command line argument, for example < code > hx -c path/to/custom-config.toml< / code > .
Additionally, you can reload the configuration file by sending the USR1
signal to the Helix process on Unix operating systems, such as by using the command < code > pkill -USR1 hx< / code > .< / p >
< h2 id = "editor" > < a class = "header" href = "#editor" > Editor< / a > < / h2 >
< h3 id = "editor-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editor-section" > < code > [editor]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > scrolloff< / code > < / td > < td > Number of lines of padding around the edge of the screen when scrolling< / td > < td > < code > 5< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > mouse< / code > < / td > < td > Enable mouse mode< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > middle-click-paste< / code > < / td > < td > Middle click paste support< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > scroll-lines< / code > < / td > < td > Number of lines to scroll per scroll wheel step< / td > < td > < code > 3< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > shell< / code > < / td > < td > Shell to use when running external commands< / td > < td > Unix: < code > [" sh" , " -c" ]< / code > < br / > Windows: < code > [" cmd" , " /C" ]< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > line-number< / code > < / td > < td > Line number display: < code > absolute< / code > simply shows each line's number, while < code > relative< / code > shows the distance from the current line. When unfocused or in insert mode, < code > relative< / code > will still show absolute line numbers< / td > < td > < code > absolute< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > cursorline< / code > < / td > < td > Highlight all lines with a cursor< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > cursorcolumn< / code > < / td > < td > Highlight all columns with a cursor< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > gutters< / code > < / td > < td > Gutters to display: Available are < code > diagnostics< / code > and < code > diff< / code > and < code > line-numbers< / code > and < code > spacer< / code > , note that < code > diagnostics< / code > also includes other features like breakpoints, 1-width padding will be inserted if gutters is non-empty< / td > < td > < code > [" diagnostics" , " spacer" , " line-numbers" , " spacer" , " diff" ]< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > auto-completion< / code > < / td > < td > Enable automatic pop up of auto-completion< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > auto-format< / code > < / td > < td > Enable automatic formatting on save< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > auto-save< / code > < / td > < td > Enable automatic saving on the focus moving away from Helix. Requires < a href = "https://github.com/helix-editor/helix/wiki/Terminal-Support" > focus event support< / a > from your terminal< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > idle-timeout< / code > < / td > < td > Time in milliseconds since last keypress before idle timers trigger. Used for autocompletion, set to 0 for instant< / td > < td > < code > 400< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > completion-trigger-len< / code > < / td > < td > The min-length of word under cursor to trigger autocompletion< / td > < td > < code > 2< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > completion-replace< / code > < / td > < td > Set to < code > true< / code > to make completions always replace the entire word and not just the part before the cursor< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > auto-info< / code > < / td > < td > Whether to display info boxes< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > true-color< / code > < / td > < td > Set to < code > true< / code > to override automatic detection of terminal truecolor support in the event of a false negative< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > rulers< / code > < / td > < td > List of column positions at which to display the rulers. Can be overridden by language specific < code > rulers< / code > in < code > languages.toml< / code > file< / td > < td > < code > []< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > bufferline< / code > < / td > < td > Renders a line at the top of the editor displaying open buffers. Can be < code > always< / code > , < code > never< / code > or < code > multiple< / code > (only shown if more than one buffer is in use)< / td > < td > < code > never< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > color-modes< / code > < / td > < td > Whether to color the mode indicator with different colors depending on the mode itself< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > text-width< / code > < / td > < td > Maximum line length. Used for the < code > :reflow< / code > command and soft-wrapping if < code > soft-wrap.wrap_at_text_width< / code > is set< / td > < td > < code > 80< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< h3 id = "editorstatusline-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorstatusline-section" > < code > [editor.statusline]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Allows configuring the statusline at the bottom of the editor.< / p >
< p > The configuration distinguishes between three areas of the status line:< / p >
< p > < code > [ ... ... LEFT ... ... | ... ... ... ... CENTER ... ... ... ... | ... ... RIGHT ... ... ]< / code > < / p >
< p > Statusline elements can be defined as follows:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor.statusline]
left = [" mode" , " spinner" ]
center = [" file-name" ]
right = [" diagnostics" , " selections" , " position" , " file-encoding" , " file-line-ending" , " file-type" ]
separator = " │"
mode.normal = " NORMAL"
mode.insert = " INSERT"
mode.select = " SELECT"
< / code > < / pre >
< p > The < code > [editor.statusline]< / code > key takes the following sub-keys:< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > left< / code > < / td > < td > A list of elements aligned to the left of the statusline< / td > < td > < code > [" mode" , " spinner" , " file-name" ]< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > center< / code > < / td > < td > A list of elements aligned to the middle of the statusline< / td > < td > < code > []< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > right< / code > < / td > < td > A list of elements aligned to the right of the statusline< / td > < td > < code > [" diagnostics" , " selections" , " position" , " file-encoding" ]< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > separator< / code > < / td > < td > The character used to separate elements in the statusline< / td > < td > < code > " │" < / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > mode.normal< / code > < / td > < td > The text shown in the < code > mode< / code > element for normal mode< / td > < td > < code > " NOR" < / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > mode.insert< / code > < / td > < td > The text shown in the < code > mode< / code > element for insert mode< / td > < td > < code > " INS" < / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > mode.select< / code > < / td > < td > The text shown in the < code > mode< / code > element for select mode< / td > < td > < code > " SEL" < / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< p > The following statusline elements can be configured:< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > mode< / code > < / td > < td > The current editor mode (< code > mode.normal< / code > /< code > mode.insert< / code > /< code > mode.select< / code > )< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > spinner< / code > < / td > < td > A progress spinner indicating LSP activity< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > file-name< / code > < / td > < td > The path/name of the opened file< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > file-base-name< / code > < / td > < td > The basename of the opened file< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > file-modification-indicator< / code > < / td > < td > The indicator to show whether the file is modified (a < code > [+]< / code > appears when there are unsaved changes)< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > file-encoding< / code > < / td > < td > The encoding of the opened file if it differs from UTF-8< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > file-line-ending< / code > < / td > < td > The file line endings (CRLF or LF)< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > total-line-numbers< / code > < / td > < td > The total line numbers of the opened file< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > file-type< / code > < / td > < td > The type of the opened file< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > diagnostics< / code > < / td > < td > The number of warnings and/or errors< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > workspace-diagnostics< / code > < / td > < td > The number of warnings and/or errors on workspace< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > selections< / code > < / td > < td > The number of active selections< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > primary-selection-length< / code > < / td > < td > The number of characters currently in primary selection< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > position< / code > < / td > < td > The cursor position< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > position-percentage< / code > < / td > < td > The cursor position as a percentage of the total number of lines< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > separator< / code > < / td > < td > The string defined in < code > editor.statusline.separator< / code > (defaults to < code > " │" < / code > )< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > spacer< / code > < / td > < td > Inserts a space between elements (multiple/contiguous spacers may be specified)< / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< h3 id = "editorlsp-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorlsp-section" > < code > [editor.lsp]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > enable< / code > < / td > < td > Enables LSP integration. Setting to false will completely disable language servers regardless of language settings.< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > display-messages< / code > < / td > < td > Display LSP progress messages below statusline< sup class = "footnote-reference" > < a href = "#1" > 1< / a > < / sup > < / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > auto-signature-help< / code > < / td > < td > Enable automatic popup of signature help (parameter hints)< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > display-signature-help-docs< / code > < / td > < td > Display docs under signature help popup< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< div class = "footnote-definition" id = "1" > < sup class = "footnote-definition-label" > 1< / sup >
< p > By default, a progress spinner is shown in the statusline beside the file path.< / p >
< / div >
< h3 id = "editorcursor-shape-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorcursor-shape-section" > < code > [editor.cursor-shape]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Defines the shape of cursor in each mode.
Valid values for these options are < code > block< / code > , < code > bar< / code > , < code > underline< / code > , or < code > hidden< / code > .< / p >
< blockquote >
< p > 💡 Due to limitations of the terminal environment, only the primary cursor can
change shape.< / p >
< / blockquote >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > normal< / code > < / td > < td > Cursor shape in < a href = "./keymap.html#normal-mode" > normal mode< / a > < / td > < td > < code > block< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > insert< / code > < / td > < td > Cursor shape in < a href = "./keymap.html#insert-mode" > insert mode< / a > < / td > < td > < code > block< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > select< / code > < / td > < td > Cursor shape in < a href = "./keymap.html#select--extend-mode" > select mode< / a > < / td > < td > < code > block< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< h3 id = "editorfile-picker-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorfile-picker-section" > < code > [editor.file-picker]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Set options for file picker and global search. Ignoring a file means it is
not visible in the Helix file picker and global search.< / p >
< p > All git related options are only enabled in a git repository.< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > hidden< / code > < / td > < td > Enables ignoring hidden files< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > follow-links< / code > < / td > < td > Follow symlinks instead of ignoring them< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > deduplicate-links< / code > < / td > < td > Ignore symlinks that point at files already shown in the picker< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > parents< / code > < / td > < td > Enables reading ignore files from parent directories< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > ignore< / code > < / td > < td > Enables reading < code > .ignore< / code > files< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > git-ignore< / code > < / td > < td > Enables reading < code > .gitignore< / code > files< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > git-global< / code > < / td > < td > Enables reading global < code > .gitignore< / code > , whose path is specified in git's config: < code > core.excludefile< / code > option< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > git-exclude< / code > < / td > < td > Enables reading < code > .git/info/exclude< / code > files< / td > < td > true< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > max-depth< / code > < / td > < td > Set with an integer value for maximum depth to recurse< / td > < td > Defaults to < code > None< / code > .< / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
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< h3 id = "editorauto-pairs-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorauto-pairs-section" > < code > [editor.auto-pairs]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Enables automatic insertion of pairs to parentheses, brackets, etc. Can be a
simple boolean value, or a specific mapping of pairs of single characters.< / p >
< p > To disable auto-pairs altogether, set < code > auto-pairs< / code > to < code > false< / code > :< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor]
auto-pairs = false # defaults to `true`
< / code > < / pre >
< p > The default pairs are < code > (){}[]''" " ``< / code > , but these can be customized by
setting < code > auto-pairs< / code > to a TOML table:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor.auto-pairs]
'(' = ')'
'{' = '}'
'[' = ']'
'" ' = '" '
'`' = '`'
'< ' = '> '
< / code > < / pre >
< p > Additionally, this setting can be used in a language config. Unless
the editor setting is < code > false< / code > , this will override the editor config in
documents with this language.< / p >
< p > Example < code > languages.toml< / code > that adds < > and removes ''< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [[language]]
name = " rust"
[language.auto-pairs]
'(' = ')'
'{' = '}'
'[' = ']'
'" ' = '" '
'`' = '`'
'< ' = '> '
< / code > < / pre >
< h3 id = "editorsearch-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorsearch-section" > < code > [editor.search]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Search specific options.< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > smart-case< / code > < / td > < td > Enable smart case regex searching (case-insensitive unless pattern contains upper case characters)< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > wrap-around< / code > < / td > < td > Whether the search should wrap after depleting the matches< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
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< h3 id = "editorwhitespace-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorwhitespace-section" > < code > [editor.whitespace]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Options for rendering whitespace with visible characters. Use < code > :set whitespace.render all< / code > to temporarily enable visible whitespace.< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > render< / code > < / td > < td > Whether to render whitespace. May either be < code > " all" < / code > or < code > " none" < / code > , or a table with sub-keys < code > space< / code > , < code > nbsp< / code > , < code > tab< / code > , and < code > newline< / code > < / td > < td > < code > " none" < / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > characters< / code > < / td > < td > Literal characters to use when rendering whitespace. Sub-keys may be any of < code > tab< / code > , < code > space< / code > , < code > nbsp< / code > , < code > newline< / code > or < code > tabpad< / code > < / td > < td > See example below< / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< p > Example< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor.whitespace]
render = " all"
# or control each character
[editor.whitespace.render]
space = " all"
tab = " all"
newline = " none"
[editor.whitespace.characters]
space = " ·"
nbsp = " ⍽"
tab = " →"
newline = " ⏎"
tabpad = " ·" # Tabs will look like " →···" (depending on tab width)
< / code > < / pre >
< h3 id = "editorindent-guides-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorindent-guides-section" > < code > [editor.indent-guides]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Options for rendering vertical indent guides.< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > render< / code > < / td > < td > Whether to render indent guides< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > character< / code > < / td > < td > Literal character to use for rendering the indent guide< / td > < td > < code > │< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > skip-levels< / code > < / td > < td > Number of indent levels to skip< / td > < td > < code > 0< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< p > Example:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor.indent-guides]
render = true
character = " ╎" # Some characters that work well: " ▏" , " ┆" , " ┊" , " ⸽"
skip-levels = 1
< / code > < / pre >
< h3 id = "editorgutters-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorgutters-section" > < code > [editor.gutters]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > For simplicity, < code > editor.gutters< / code > accepts an array of gutter types, which will
use default settings for all gutter components.< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor]
gutters = [" diff" , " diagnostics" , " line-numbers" , " spacer" ]
< / code > < / pre >
< p > To customize the behavior of gutters, the < code > [editor.gutters]< / code > section must
be used. This section contains top level settings, as well as settings for
specific gutter components as subsections.< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > layout< / code > < / td > < td > A vector of gutters to display< / td > < td > < code > [" diagnostics" , " spacer" , " line-numbers" , " spacer" , " diff" ]< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< p > Example:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor.gutters]
layout = [" diff" , " diagnostics" , " line-numbers" , " spacer" ]
< / code > < / pre >
< h4 id = "editorguttersline-numbers-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorguttersline-numbers-section" > < code > [editor.gutters.line-numbers]< / code > Section< / a > < / h4 >
< p > Options for the line number gutter< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > min-width< / code > < / td > < td > The minimum number of characters to use< / td > < td > < code > 3< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< p > Example:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor.gutters.line-numbers]
min-width = 1
< / code > < / pre >
< h4 id = "editorguttersdiagnotics-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorguttersdiagnotics-section" > < code > [editor.gutters.diagnotics]< / code > Section< / a > < / h4 >
< p > Currently unused< / p >
< h4 id = "editorguttersdiff-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorguttersdiff-section" > < code > [editor.gutters.diff]< / code > Section< / a > < / h4 >
< p > Currently unused< / p >
< h4 id = "editorguttersspacer-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorguttersspacer-section" > < code > [editor.gutters.spacer]< / code > Section< / a > < / h4 >
< p > Currently unused< / p >
< h3 id = "editorsoft-wrap-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorsoft-wrap-section" > < code > [editor.soft-wrap]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Options for soft wrapping lines that exceed the view width:< / p >
< div class = "table-wrapper" > < table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > enable< / code > < / td > < td > Whether soft wrapping is enabled.< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > max-wrap< / code > < / td > < td > Maximum free space left at the end of the line.< / td > < td > < code > 20< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > max-indent-retain< / code > < / td > < td > Maximum indentation to carry over when soft wrapping a line.< / td > < td > < code > 40< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > wrap-indicator< / code > < / td > < td > Text inserted before soft wrapped lines, highlighted with < code > ui.virtual.wrap< / code > < / td > < td > < code > ↪ < / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > wrap-at-text-width< / code > < / td > < td > Soft wrap at < code > text-width< / code > instead of using the full viewport size.< / td > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< / div >
< p > Example:< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [editor.soft-wrap]
enable = true
max-wrap = 25 # increase value to reduce forced mid-word wrapping
max-indent-retain = 0
wrap-indicator = " " # set wrap-indicator to " " to hide it
< / code > < / pre >
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