---
id: secondary-prompt
title: Secondary prompt
sidebar_label: Secondary prompt
---

:::info
This feature only works in `powershell`, `zsh` and `bash` for the time being.
:::

The secondary prompt is displayed when a command text spans multiple lines. The default is `> `.

You can use go [text/template][go-text-template] templates extended with [sprig][sprig] to enrich the text.
Environment variables are available, just like the [`console_title_template`][console-title] functionality.

## Configuration

You need to extend or create a custom theme with your secondary prompt override. For example:

```json
{
    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/main/themes/schema.json",
    "blocks": [
        ...
    ],
    "secondary_prompt": {
        "background": "transparent",
        "foreground": "#ffffff",
        "template": "-> "
    }
}
```

## Properties

| Name         | Type     | Description                                                                                                                    |
| ------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `background` | `string` | [color][colors]                                                                                                                |
| `foreground` | `string` | [color][colors]                                                                                                                |
| `template`   | `string` | a go [text/template][go-text-template] template extended with [sprig][sprig] utilizing the properties below - defaults to `> ` |

## Template ([info][templates])

| Name        | Type      | Description                           |
| ----------- | --------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `.Root`     | `boolean` | is the current user root/admin or not |
| `.Shell`    | `string`  | the current shell name                |
| `.UserName` | `string`  | the current user name                 |
| `.HostName` | `string`  | the host name                         |

[go-text-template]: https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/
[sprig]: https://masterminds.github.io/sprig/
[console-title]: /docs/configuration/title#console-title-template
[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates
[colors]: /docs/configuration/colors