fish-shell/doc_src/fish_prompt.txt

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\section fish_prompt fish_prompt - define the apperance of the command line prompt
\subsection fish_prompt-synopsis Synopsis
<pre>function fish_prompt
...
end</pre>
\subsection fish_prompt-description Description
By defining the \c fish_prompt function, the user can choose a custom
prompt. The \c fish_prompt function is executed when the prompt is to
be shown, and the output is used as a prompt.
The exit status of commands within \c fish_prompt will not modify the <a href="index.html#variables-status">$status</a> seen outside of fish_prompt.
\subsection fish_prompt-example Example
A simple prompt:
<pre>
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
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