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Daan De Meyer 484032fa9e Support SHELL_PROMPT_PREFIX, SHELL_PROMPT_SUFFIX, and SHELL_WELCOME
Add support for the SHELL_PROMPT_PREFIX, SHELL_PROMPT_SUFFIX, and
SHELL_WELCOME environment variables as standardized by systemd v257.

SHELL_PROMPT_PREFIX and SHELL_PROMPT_SUFFIX are automatically prepended
and appended to the left prompt at the shell level, so all prompts
(default, custom, and sample) pick them up without modification.

SHELL_WELCOME is displayed after the greeting when an interactive shell
starts.

These variables provide a standard interface for tools like systemd's
run0 to communicate session context to the shell.

Fixes https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/10924

Closes #12570
2026-03-26 15:45:50 +08:00

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fish_greeting - display a welcome message in interactive shells
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Synopsis
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.. synopsis::
fish_greeting
::
function fish_greeting
...
end
Description
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When an interactive fish starts, it executes fish_greeting and displays its output.
The default fish_greeting is a function that prints a variable of the same name (``$fish_greeting``), so you can also just change that if you just want to change the text.
If :envvar:`SHELL_WELCOME` is set, it is displayed after the greeting. This is a standard environment variable that may be set by tools like systemd's ``run0`` to display session information.
While you could also just put ``echo`` calls into config.fish, fish_greeting takes care of only being used in interactive shells, so it won't be used e.g. with ``scp`` (which executes a shell), which prevents some errors.
Example
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To just empty the text, with the default greeting function::
set -U fish_greeting
or ``set -g fish_greeting`` in :ref:`config.fish <configuration>`.
A simple greeting:
::
function fish_greeting
echo Hello friend!
echo The time is (set_color yellow)(date +%T)(set_color --reset) and this machine is called $hostname
end