Here are the options that you can set:
-* `autoindent`: when creating a new line use the same indentation as the
+* `autoindent`: when creating a new line, use the same indentation as the
previous line.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `autosave`: micro will save the buffer every 8 seconds automatically. Micro
also will automatically save and quit when you exit without asking. Be
careful when using this feature, because you might accidentally save a file,
overwriting what was there before.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
+
+* `basename`: in the infobar, show only the basename of the file being edited
+ rather than the full path.
+
+ default value: `false`
* `colorcolumn`: if this is not set to 0, it will display a column at the
specified column. This is useful if you want column 80 to be highlighted
* `cursorline`: highlight the line that the cursor is on in a different color
(the color is defined by the colorscheme you are using).
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
-* `eofnewline`: micro will automatically add a newline to the file.
+* `eofnewline`: micro will automatically add a newline to the end of the file
+ when saving.
default value: `false`
intensive. This option is only for people who really care about having
accurate modified status.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `fileformat`: this determines what kind of line endings micro will use for the
- file. UNIX line endings are just `\n` (lf) whereas dos line endings are
- `\r\n` (crlf). The two possible values for this option are `unix` and `dos`.
- The fileformat will be automatically detected and displayed on the statusline
- but this option is useful if you would like to change the line endings or if
- you are starting a new file.
+ file. UNIX line endings are just `\n` (linefeed) whereas dos line endings are
+ `\r\n` (carriage return + linefeed). The two possible values for this option
+ are `unix` and `dos`. The fileformat will be automatically detected (when you
+ open an existing file) and displayed on the statusline, but this option is
+ useful if you would like to change the line endings or if you are starting a
+ new file.
default value: `unix`
* `ignorecase`: perform case-insensitive searches.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `indentchar`: sets the indentation character.
- default value: ` `
+ default value: ` ` (space)
* `infobar`: enables the line at the bottom of the editor where messages are
printed. This option is `global only`.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `keepautoindent`: when using autoindent, whitespace is added for you. This
option determines if when you move to the next line without any insertions
- the whitespace that was added should be deleted. By default the autoindent
- whitespace is deleted if the line was left empty.
+ the whitespace that was added should be deleted to remove trailing whitespace.
+ By default, the autoindent whitespace is deleted if the line was left empty.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `keymenu`: display the nano-style key menu at the bottom of the screen. Note
that ToggleKeyMenu is bound to `Alt-g` by default and this is displayed in
the statusline. To disable this, simply by `Alt-g` to `UnbindKey`.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `mouse`: whether to enable mouse support. When mouse support is disabled,
usually the terminal will be able to access mouse events which can be useful
example, because the terminal has access to the local clipboard and micro
does not).
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `pluginchannels`: contains all the channels micro's plugin manager will search
for plugins in. A channel is simply a list of 'repository' json files which
* `ruler`: display line numbers.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `savecursor`: remember where the cursor was last time the file was opened and
put it there when you open the file again.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `savehistory`: remember command history between closing and re-opening
micro.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `saveundo`: when this option is on, undo is saved even after you close a file
so if you close and reopen a file, you can keep undoing.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `scrollbar`: display a scroll bar
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `scrollmargin`: amount of lines you would like to see above and below the
cursor.
default value: `2`
+* `smartpaste`: should micro add leading whitespace when pasting multiple lines?
+ This will attempt to preserve the current indentation level when pasting an
+ unindented block.
+
+ default value: `true`
+
* `softwrap`: should micro wrap lines that are too long to fit on the screen.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `splitbottom`: when a horizontal split is created, should it be created below
the current split?
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `splitright`: when a vertical split is created, should it be created to the
right of the current split?
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `statusline`: display the status line at the bottom of the screen.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
+
+* `matchbrace`: highlight matching braces for '()', '{}', '[]'
+
+ default value: `false`
+
+* `matchbraceleft`: when matching a closing brace, should matching match the
+ brace directly under the cursor, or the character to the left? only matters
+ if `matchbrace` is true
+
+ default value: `false`
-* `syntax`: turns syntax on or off.
+* `syntax`: turns syntax highlighting on or off.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `sucmd`: specifies the super user command. On most systems this is "sudo" but
on BSD it can be "doas." This option can be customized and is only used when
(e.g. move over 4 spaces at once). This option only does anything if
`tabstospaces` is on.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `tabsize`: sets the tab size to `option`
* `tabstospaces`: use spaces instead of tabs
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `termtitle`: defines whether or not your terminal's title will be set by micro
when opened.
- default value: `off`
+ default value: `false`
* `useprimary` (only useful on *nix): defines whether or not micro will use the
primary clipboard to copy selections in the background. This does not affect
the normal clipboard using Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
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* `autoclose`: automatically close `{}` `()` `[]` `""` `''`. Provided by the
`autoclose` plugin
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `ftoptions`: by default, micro will set some options based on the filetype. At
the moment, micro will use tabs for makefiles and spaces for python and yaml
files regardless of your settings. If you would like to disable this behavior
turn this option off.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
* `linter`: Automatically lint when the file is saved. Provided by the `linter`
plugin.
- default value: `on`
+ default value: `true`
Any option you set in the editor will be saved to the file
~/.config/micro/settings.json so, in effect, your configuration file will be
The `colorscheme` option is global only, and the `filetype` option is local
only. To set an option locally, use `setlocal` instead of `set`.
-In the `settings.json` file you can also put set options locally by specifying a
-glob. Here is an example which has `tabstospaces` on for all files except Go
+In the `settings.json` file you can also put set options locally by specifying either
+a glob or a filetype. Here is an example which has `tabstospaces` on for all files except Go
files, and `tabsize` 4 for all files except Ruby files:
+```json
+{
+ "ft:go": {
+ "tabstospaces": false
+ },
+ "ft:ruby": {
+ "tabsize": 2
+ },
+ "tabstospaces": true,
+ "tabsize": 4
+}
+```
+
+Or similarly you can match with globs:
+
```json
{
"*.go": {
"tabsize": 4
}
```
-
-As you can see it is quite easy to set options locally using the `settings.json`
-file.
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