fish_prompt(1) - Linux man page

Name

fish_prompt - define the apperance of the command line prompt

Synopsis

function fish_prompt
    ...
end

Description

By defining the fish_prompt function, the user can choose a custom prompt. The fish_prompt function is executed when the prompt is to be shown, and the output is used as a prompt.

Example

A simple prompt:

function fish_prompt -d 'Write out the prompt'

printf '%s@%s%s%s%s> ' (whoami) (hostname|cut -d . -f 1) (set_color $fish_color_cwd) (prompt_pwd) (set_color normal)

end