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fish_breakpoint_prompt(1)

fish_breakpoint_prompt - define the prompt when stopped at a breakpoint

FISH_BREAKPOINT_PROMPT(1) fish-shell FISH_BREAKPOINT_PROMPT(1)

fish_breakpoint_prompt - define the prompt when stopped at a breakpoint

fish_breakpoint_prompt

function fish_breakpoint_prompt

... end


fish_breakpoint_prompt is the prompt function when asking for input in response to a breakpoint <> command.

The exit status of commands within fish_breakpoint_prompt will not modify the value of $status <#variables-status> outside of the fish_breakpoint_prompt function.

fish ships with a default version of this function that displays the function name and line number of the current execution context.

A simple prompt that is a simplified version of the default debugging prompt:

function fish_breakpoint_prompt -d "Write out the debug prompt"

set -l function (status current-function)
set -l line (status current-line-number)
set -l prompt "$function:$line >"
echo -ns (set_color $fish_color_status) "BP $prompt" (set_color --reset) ' ' end


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October 15, 2026 4.9

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