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---
id: transient
title: Transient prompt
sidebar_label: Transient prompt
---
import Tabs from "@theme/Tabs";
import TabItem from "@theme/TabItem";
:::info
This feature only works in `fish`, `zsh`, `powershell` (`ConstrainedLanguage` mode unsupported) and `cmd` for the time being.
:::
Transient prompt, when enabled, replaces the prompt with a simpler one to allow more screen real estate.
You can use go [text/template][go-text-template] templates extended with [sprig][sprig] to enrich the text.
All [template][templates] functionality is available, even reusing [cross segment template properties][cstp] from
the previous primary prompt run.
Typically, your prompt will simply leave the prompt on the screen when you execute a command (or press enter) like so:
![Before Transient](/img/transient-before.gif)
By enabling Transient Prompt, you can replace the prompt with some other content for a cleaner console as shown here:
![After Transient](/img/transient-after.gif)
## Configuration
You need to extend or create a custom theme with your transient prompt. For example:
```json
{
"$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/main/themes/schema.json",
"blocks": {
...
},
"transient_prompt": {
"background": "transparent",
"foreground": "#ffffff",
"template": "{{ .Shell }}> "
}
}
```
## Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
| ---------------------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `foreground` | `string` | [color][colors] |
| `foreground_templates` | `array` | [color templates][color-templates] |
| `background` | `string` | [color][colors] |
| `background_templates` | `array` | [color templates][color-templates] |
| `template` | `string` | a go [text/template][go-text-template] template extended with [sprig][sprig] utilizing the properties below - defaults to `{{ .Shell }}> ` |
| `filler` | `string` | when you want to create a line with a repeated set of characters spanning the width of the terminal. Will be added _after_ the `template` text |
## Enable the feature
Oh My posh handles enabling the feature automatically for all shells except `cmd` when the config contains a
transient prompt configuration. For `cmd`, you can run the command below once to enable the feature permanently:
```shell
clink set prompt.transient always
```
[colors]: /docs/configuration/colors
[go-text-template]: https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/
[console-title]: /docs/configuration/title#console-title-template
[sprig]: https://masterminds.github.io/sprig/
[clink]: https://chrisant996.github.io/clink/
[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates
[color-templates]: /docs/configuration/colors#color-templates
[cstp]: /docs/configuration/templates#cross-segment-template-properties