nushell/docs/commands/config.md
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# config
Configuration management.
Syntax: `config {flags}`
## Flags
load <file path shape>
load the config from the path give
set <any shape>
set a value in the config, eg) set variable value
set_into <member shape>
sets a variable from values in the pipeline
get <any shape>
get a value from the config
remove <any shape>
remove a value from the config
clear
clear the config
path
return the path to the config file
## Variables
| Variable | Type | Description |
| ------------------ | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| path | table of strings | PATH to use to find binaries |
| env | row | the environment variables to pass to external commands |
| ctrlc_exit | boolean | whether or not to exit Nu after multiple ctrl-c presses |
| table_mode | "light" or other | enable lightweight or normal tables |
| edit_mode | "vi" or "emacs" | changes line editing to "vi" or "emacs" mode |
| key_timeout | integer (milliseconds) | vi: the delay to wait for a longer key sequence after ESC |
| history_size | integer | maximum entries that will be stored in history (100,000 default) |
| completion_type | "circular" or "list" | changes completion type to "circular" (default) or "list" mode |
| complete_from_path | boolean | whether or not to complete names of binaries on PATH (default true) |
| rm_always_trash | boolean | whether or not to always use system trash when no flags are given to `rm` |
| pivot_mode | "auto" or "always" or "never" | "auto" will only pivot single row tables if the output is greater than the terminal width. "always" will always pivot single row tables. "never" will never pivot single row tables. |
| plugin_dirs | table of strings | additional directories to search for plugins during startup |
## Examples
```shell
> config set table_mode "light"
```
A more detailed description on how to use this command to configure Nu shell can be found in the configuration chapter of [Nu Book](https://www.nushell.sh/book/en/configuration.html).