3 Micro stores all of the user configuration in its configuration directory.
5 Micro uses the `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/micro` as the configuration directory. As per
6 the XDG spec, if `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` is not set, `~/.config/micro` is used as
9 Here are the options that you can set:
11 * `autoindent`: when creating a new line use the same indentation as the
16 * `autosave`: micro will save the buffer every 8 seconds automatically. Micro
17 also will automatically save and quit when you exit without asking. Be
18 careful when using this feature, because you might accidentally save a file,
19 overwriting what was there before.
23 * `basename`: in the infobar, show only the basename of the file being edited
24 rather than the full path.
28 * `colorcolumn`: if this is not set to 0, it will display a column at the
29 specified column. This is useful if you want column 80 to be highlighted
34 * `colorscheme`: loads the colorscheme stored in
35 $(configDir)/colorschemes/`option`.micro, This setting is `global only`.
37 default value: `default`
39 Note that the default colorschemes (default, solarized, and solarized-tc)
40 are not located in configDir, because they are embedded in the micro binary.
42 The colorscheme can be selected from all the files in the
43 ~/.config/micro/colorschemes/ directory. Micro comes by default with three
46 You can read more about micro's colorschemes in the `colors` help topic
49 * `cursorline`: highlight the line that the cursor is on in a different color
50 (the color is defined by the colorscheme you are using).
54 * `eofnewline`: micro will automatically add a newline to the file.
56 default value: `false`
58 * `fastdirty`: this determines what kind of algorithm micro uses to determine if
59 a buffer is modified or not. When `fastdirty` is on, micro just uses a
60 boolean `modified` that is set to `true` as soon as the user makes an edit.
61 This is fast, but can be inaccurate. If `fastdirty` is off, then micro will
62 hash the current buffer against a hash of the original file (created when the
63 buffer was loaded). This is more accurate but obviously more resource
64 intensive. This option is only for people who really care about having
65 accurate modified status.
69 * `fileformat`: this determines what kind of line endings micro will use for the
70 file. UNIX line endings are just `\n` (lf) whereas dos line endings are
71 `\r\n` (crlf). The two possible values for this option are `unix` and `dos`.
72 The fileformat will be automatically detected and displayed on the statusline
73 but this option is useful if you would like to change the line endings or if
74 you are starting a new file.
78 * `filetype`: sets the filetype for the current buffer. This setting is
81 default value: this will be automatically set depending on the file you have
84 * `ignorecase`: perform case-insensitive searches.
88 * `indentchar`: sets the indentation character.
92 * `infobar`: enables the line at the bottom of the editor where messages are
93 printed. This option is `global only`.
97 * `keepautoindent`: when using autoindent, whitespace is added for you. This
98 option determines if when you move to the next line without any insertions
99 the whitespace that was added should be deleted. By default the autoindent
100 whitespace is deleted if the line was left empty.
104 * `keymenu`: display the nano-style key menu at the bottom of the screen. Note
105 that ToggleKeyMenu is bound to `Alt-g` by default and this is displayed in
106 the statusline. To disable this, simply by `Alt-g` to `UnbindKey`.
110 * `mouse`: whether to enable mouse support. When mouse support is disabled,
111 usually the terminal will be able to access mouse events which can be useful
112 if you want to copy from the terminal instead of from micro (if over ssh for
113 example, because the terminal has access to the local clipboard and micro
118 * `pluginchannels`: contains all the channels micro's plugin manager will search
119 for plugins in. A channel is simply a list of 'repository' json files which
120 contain metadata about the given plugin. See the `Plugin Manager` section of
121 the `plugins` help topic for more information.
123 default value: `https://github.com/micro-editor/plugin-channel`
125 * `pluginrepos`: contains all the 'repositories' micro's plugin manager will
126 search for plugins in. A repository consists of a `repo.json` file which
127 contains metadata for a single plugin.
131 * `rmtrailingws`: micro will automatically trim trailing whitespaces at eol.
133 default value: `false`
135 * `ruler`: display line numbers.
139 * `savecursor`: remember where the cursor was last time the file was opened and
140 put it there when you open the file again.
144 * `savehistory`: remember command history between closing and re-opening
149 * `saveundo`: when this option is on, undo is saved even after you close a file
150 so if you close and reopen a file, you can keep undoing.
154 * `scrollbar`: display a scroll bar
158 * `scrollmargin`: amount of lines you would like to see above and below the
163 * `scrollspeed`: amount of lines to scroll for one scroll event.
167 * `softwrap`: should micro wrap lines that are too long to fit on the screen.
171 * `splitbottom`: when a horizontal split is created, should it be created below
176 * `splitright`: when a vertical split is created, should it be created to the
177 right of the current split?
181 * `statusline`: display the status line at the bottom of the screen.
185 * `syntax`: turns syntax on or off.
189 * `sucmd`: specifies the super user command. On most systems this is "sudo" but
190 on BSD it can be "doas." This option can be customized and is only used when
193 default value: `sudo`
195 * `tabmovement`: navigate spaces at the beginning of lines as if they are tabs
196 (e.g. move over 4 spaces at once). This option only does anything if
197 `tabstospaces` is on.
201 * `tabsize`: sets the tab size to `option`
205 * `tabstospaces`: use spaces instead of tabs
209 * `termtitle`: defines whether or not your terminal's title will be set by micro
214 * `useprimary` (only useful on *nix): defines whether or not micro will use the
215 primary clipboard to copy selections in the background. This does not affect
216 the normal clipboard using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V.
222 Default plugin options:
224 * `autoclose`: automatically close `{}` `()` `[]` `""` `''`. Provided by the
229 * `ftoptions`: by default, micro will set some options based on the filetype. At
230 the moment, micro will use tabs for makefiles and spaces for python and yaml
231 files regardless of your settings. If you would like to disable this behavior
232 turn this option off.
236 * `linter`: Automatically lint when the file is saved. Provided by the `linter`
241 Any option you set in the editor will be saved to the file
242 ~/.config/micro/settings.json so, in effect, your configuration file will be
243 created for you. If you'd like to take your configuration with you to another
244 machine, simply copy the settings.json to the other machine.
247 ## Global and local settings
249 You can set these settings either globally or locally. Locally means that the
250 setting won't be saved to `~/.config/micro/settings.json` and that it will only
251 be set in the current buffer. Setting an option globally is the default, and
252 will set the option in all buffers.
254 The `colorscheme` option is global only, and the `filetype` option is local
255 only. To set an option locally, use `setlocal` instead of `set`.
257 In the `settings.json` file you can also put set options locally by specifying either
258 a glob or a filetype. Here is an example which has `tabstospaces` on for all files except Go
259 files, and `tabsize` 4 for all files except Ruby files:
264 "tabstospaces": false
269 "tabstospaces": true,
274 Or similarly you can match with globs:
279 "tabstospaces": false
284 "tabstospaces": true,