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authorBlaž Hrastnik2022-02-13 09:31:51 +0000
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@@ -5,9 +5,27 @@ To override global configuration parameters, create a `config.toml` file located
* Linux and Mac: `~/.config/helix/config.toml`
* Windows: `%AppData%\helix\config.toml`
+Example config:
+
+```toml
+theme = "onedark"
+
+[editor]
+line-number = "relative"
+mouse = false
+
+[editor.cursor-shape]
+insert = "bar"
+normal = "block"
+select = "underline"
+
+[editor.file-picker]
+hidden = false
+```
+
## Editor
-`[editor]` section of the config.
+### `[editor]` Section
| Key | Description | Default |
|--|--|---------|
@@ -16,15 +34,37 @@ To override global configuration parameters, create a `config.toml` file located
| `middle-click-paste` | Middle click paste support. | `true` |
| `scroll-lines` | Number of lines to scroll per scroll wheel step. | `3` |
| `shell` | Shell to use when running external commands. | Unix: `["sh", "-c"]`<br/>Windows: `["cmd", "/C"]` |
-| `line-number` | Line number display (`absolute`, `relative`) | `absolute` |
+| `line-number` | Line number display: `absolute` simply shows each line's number, while `relative` shows the distance from the current line. When unfocused or in insert mode, `relative` will still show absolute line numbers. | `absolute` |
| `smart-case` | Enable smart case regex searching (case insensitive unless pattern contains upper case characters) | `true` |
| `auto-pairs` | Enable automatic insertion of pairs to parenthese, brackets, etc. | `true` |
| `auto-completion` | Enable automatic pop up of auto-completion. | `true` |
| `idle-timeout` | Time in milliseconds since last keypress before idle timers trigger. Used for autocompletion, set to 0 for instant. | `400` |
| `completion-trigger-len` | The min-length of word under cursor to trigger autocompletion | `2` |
| `auto-info` | Whether to display infoboxes | `true` |
+| `true-color` | Set to `true` to override automatic detection of terminal truecolor support in the event of a false negative. | `false` |
+
+### `[editor.cursor-shape]` Section
+
+Defines the shape of cursor in each mode. Note that due to limitations
+of the terminal environment, only the primary cursor can change shape.
+
+| Key | Description | Default |
+| --- | ----------- | ------- |
+| `normal` | Cursor shape in [normal mode][normal mode] | `block` |
+| `insert` | Cursor shape in [insert mode][insert mode] | `block` |
+| `select` | Cursor shape in [select mode][select mode] | `block` |
+
+[normal mode]: ./keymap.md#normal-mode
+[insert mode]: ./keymap.md#insert-mode
+[select mode]: ./keymap.md#select--extend-mode
+
+### `[editor.file-picker]` Section
-`[editor.filepicker]` section of the config. 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, `max-depth` available, which is not defined by default.
+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, `max-depth`
+available, which is not defined by default.
| Key | Description | Default |
|--|--|---------|