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< h1 id = "configuration" > < a class = "header" href = "#configuration" > Configuration< / a > < / h1 >
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< 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 >
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< 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
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< 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 >
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< 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 >
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< 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 >
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< tr > < td > < code > auto-pairs< / code > < / td > < td > Enable automatic insertion of pairs to parenthese, brackets, etc.< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
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< tr > < td > < code > auto-completion< / code > < / td > < td > Enable automatic pop up of auto-completion.< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
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< 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 >
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< 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 >
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< tr > < td > < code > auto-info< / code > < / td > < td > Whether to display infoboxes< / td > < td > < code > true< / code > < / td > < / tr >
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< 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 >
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< / tbody > < / table >
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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.< / 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 >
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< 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 >
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< 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 >
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< p > To display all language server messages in the status line add the following to your < code > config.toml< / code > :< / p >
< pre > < code class = "language-toml" > [lsp]
display-messages = true
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