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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 > Hint: 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 >
< 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 >
< 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 > 3< / 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 > gutters< / code > < / td > < td > Gutters to display: Available are < code > diagnostics< / code > and < code > line-numbers< / code > , note that < code > diagnostics< / code > also includes other features like breakpoints< / td > < td > < code > [" diagnostics" , " line-numbers" ]< / 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 > 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 > auto-info< / code > < / td > < td > Whether to display infoboxes< / 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 >
< / tbody > < / table >
< h3 id = "editorlsp-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorlsp-section" > < code > [editor.lsp]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < th > Default< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< 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 >
< / tbody > < / table >
< div class = "footnote-definition" id = "1" > < sup class = "footnote-definition-label" > 1< / sup >
< p > A progress spinner is always shown in the statusline beside the file path.< / p >
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< 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. Note that due to limitations
of the terminal environment, only the primary cursor can change shape.
Valid values for these options are < code > block< / code > , < code > bar< / code > , < code > underline< / code > , or < code > none< / code > .< / p >
< 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 >
< h3 id = "editorfile-picker-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorfile-picker-section" > < code > [editor.file-picker]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Sets options for file picker and global search. All but the last key listed in
the default file-picker configuration below are IgnoreOptions: whether hidden
files and files listed within ignore files are ignored by (not visible in) the
helix file picker and global search. There is also one other key, < code > max-depth< / code >
available, which is not defined by default.< / p >
< 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 > 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 .gitignore, 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 >
< h3 id = "editorauto-pairs-section" > < a class = "header" href = "#editorauto-pairs-section" > < code > [editor.auto-pairs]< / code > Section< / a > < / h3 >
< p > Enable automatic insertion of pairs to parentheses, brackets, etc. Can be
a simple boolean value, or a specific mapping of pairs of single characters.< / p >
< table > < thead > < tr > < th > Key< / th > < th > Description< / th > < / tr > < / thead > < tbody >
< tr > < td > < code > false< / code > < / td > < td > Completely disable auto pairing, regardless of language-specific settings< / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < td > Use the default pairs: < code > (){}[]''" " ``< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< tr > < td > Mapping of pairs< / td > < td > e.g. < code > { " (" = " )" , " {" = " }" , ... }< / code > < / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< p > Example< / 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 >
< 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 >
< 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 >
< 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 > 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 > or < code > newline< / code > < / td > < td > See example below< / td > < / tr >
< / tbody > < / table >
< 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 = " ⏎"
< / code > < / pre >
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