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fish_svn_prompt(1)

fish_svn_prompt - output Subversion information for use in a prompt

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fish_svn_prompt - output Subversion information for use in a prompt

fish_svn_prompt

function fish_prompt

printf '%s' $PWD (fish_svn_prompt) ' $ ' end


The fish_svn_prompt function displays information about the current Subversion repository, if any.

Subversion <https://subversion.apache.org/> (svn) must be installed.

There are numerous customization options, which can be controlled with fish variables.

•
__fish_svn_prompt_color_revision
the colour of the revision number to display in the prompt

•
__fish_svn_prompt_char_separator
the separator between status characters


A number of variables control the symbol ("display") and color ("color") for the different status indicators:

  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_added_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_added_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_conflicted_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_conflicted_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_deleted_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_deleted_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_ignored_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_ignored_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_modified_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_modified_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_replaced_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_replaced_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_unversioned_external_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_unversioned_external_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_unversioned_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_unversioned_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_missing_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_missing_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_versioned_obstructed_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_versioned_obstructed_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_locked_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_locked_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_scheduled_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_scheduled_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_switched_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_switched_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_present_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_present_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_other_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_other_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_stolen_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_stolen_color
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_broken_display
  • __fish_svn_prompt_char_token_broken_color

See also fish_vcs_prompt <>, which will call all supported version control prompt functions, including git, Mercurial and Subversion.

A simple prompt that displays svn info:

function fish_prompt

...
printf '%s %s$' $PWD (fish_svn_prompt) end


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