Reference · Docs for v0.4

Configuration

Every key in config.toml, its default, and what it changes.

Rip reads one file: ~/.config/rip/config.toml. When XDG_CONFIG_HOME is set, the file is $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/rip/config.toml. Every key is optional. A missing key keeps its default.

The file#

Press Command,Ctrl+, to open the file. When the file does not exist, Rip creates it with every key and a comment for each. Edit it in Rip or in any other editor.

To apply a change, run rip: reload config from the command palette, or restart Rip. When the file has an error, Rip starts with the defaults and shows the error.

Keys#

The tables below come from the template that Rip writes, so they match this release. A key marked optional is a comment in the template until you set it.

Appearance#

Theme: pick one with ⌘K ⌘T. Bundled: one-dark, one-light, catppuccin-mocha, catppuccin-latte, tokyo-night, tokyo-night-day, github-dark, github-light, dracula, nord, rose-pine, rose-pine-dawn, gruvbox-dark, gruvbox-light, solarized-dark, solarized-light, nightfox, vscode-dark-modern, darcula, macos-classic, everforest-dark, kanagawa, osaka-jade, ethereal, pitch-black. Or a name in ~/.config/rip/themes/<name>.toml, or a path. light-theme / dark-theme follow the system appearance.

Key Default Note
theme "one-dark"
light-theme "one-light" Optional.
dark-theme "one-dark" Optional.

Fonts#

Key Default Note
font-family "Menlo"
font-size 14
ui-font-family ".SystemUIFont"
ui-font-size 13
line-height 1.5

Editing#

Key Default Note
tab-size 4
indent "spaces" "spaces" or "tabs"
soft-wrap false
line-numbers true
relative-line-numbers false
cursor-blink true
scroll-beyond-last-line false
show-whitespace "selection" "none", "all", "selection"
indent-guides true
trim-trailing-whitespace-on-save true
ensure-final-newline-on-save true

Behavior#

Key Default Note
markdown-preview "off" Markdown files open with: "split" (live preview beside), "reading" (rendered in place), "off"
hot-exit true quit and close windows without asking; unsaved buffers come back next launch
diff-layout "split" "split" (side by side) or "unified"
diff-context 3

Layout#

Key Default Note
sidebar-width 240
show-sidebar true
plan-file "docs/PLAN.md" Optional. opened beside your code with cmd-alt-p

Keys#

Keybindings. Keystroke syntax: [ctrl-][alt-][shift-][cmd-]key, chords separated by spaces ("cmd-k cmd-w"). Value is an action name, or "none" to unbind. Run "rip: show keymap" to list every action and binding.

[keys]
"cmd-p" = "workspace::ToggleFileFinder"
"cmd-shift-p" = "workspace::ToggleCommandPalette"
"cmd-d" = "editor::SelectNext"

Themes#

theme names a bundled theme, a file in ~/.config/rip/themes/, or a path to a theme file. Set light-theme and dark-theme together and Rip follows the system appearance.

CommandK CommandTCtrl+K Ctrl+T previews every theme and writes your choice to this file. A TOML file in ~/.config/rip/themes/ adds a theme, or replaces a bundled theme with the same name.

Key bindings#

The [keys] table maps keystrokes to actions. Keyboard shortcuts explains the notation and the table.

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