nushell/docs/commands/textview_config.md

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textview config

The configuration for textview, which is used to autoview text files, uses bat. The textview configurtion will not use any existing bat configuration you may have.

Configuration Points and Defaults

config point definition implemented
term_width The character width of the terminal (default: autodetect) yes
tab_width The width of tab characters (default: None - do not turn tabs to spaces) yes
colored_output Whether or not the output should be colorized (default: true) yes
true_color Whether or not to output 24bit colors (default: true) yes
header Whether to show a header with the file name yes
line_numbers Whether to show line numbers yes
grid Whether to paint a grid, separating line numbers, git changes and the code yes
vcs_modification_markers Whether to show modification markers for VCS changes. This has no effect if the git feature is not activated. yes
snip Whether to show "snip" markers between visible line ranges (default: no) yes
wrapping_mode Text wrapping mode (default: do not wrap), options (Character, NoWrapping) yes
use_italics Whether or not to use ANSI italics (default: off) yes
paging_mode If and how to use a pager (default: no paging), options (Always, QuitIfOneScreen, Never) yes
pager Specify the command to start the pager (default: use "less") yes
line_ranges Specify the lines that should be printed (default: all) no
highlight Specify a line that should be highlighted (default: none). This can be called multiple times to highlight more than one line. See also: highlight_range. no
highlight_range Specify a range of lines that should be highlighted (default: none). This can be called multiple times to highlight more than one range of lines. no
theme Specify the highlighting theme (default: OneHalfDark) yes

Example textview confguration for config.toml

[textview]
term_width = "default"
tab_width = 4
colored_output = true
true_color = true
header = true
line_numbers = false
grid = false
vcs_modification_markers = true
snip = true
wrapping_mode = "NoWrapping"
use_italics = true
paging_mode = "QuitIfOneScreen"
pager = "less"
theme = "TwoDark"

Example Usage

> open src/main.rs
> cat some_file.txt | textview
> fetch https://www.jonathanturner.org/feed.xml --raw

Help

For a more detailed description of the configuration points that textview uses, please visit the bat repo at https://github.com/sharkdp/bat