Awful lldb Command Indentation

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I created a ~/.lldbinit file with only one setting:

settings set prompt "\x1b[0;33m(lldb) \x1b[0m"

hoping only to change the color of prompt. It works, very well, but then there comes an ugly indentation before every command. Like this:

(lldb)        l main
...
(lldb)        b 5
...

Before making any changes it was all OK:

(lldb) l main
...
(lldb) b 5
...

I'm using lldb-1103.0.22.10 on macOS Monterey version 12.7.6

I'm not sure why you need a screenshot to show indentation -- wouldn't a triple-fenced code block copying-and-pasting from your terminal work as well? We really prefer that screenshots be avoided wherever at all possible. — Charles Duffy
– Charles Duffy, Commented May 5 at 17:53

Jim Ingham · Accepted Answer · 2025-05-05 17:40:39Z

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If you want to change the color of the prompt, use the prompt-ansi-prefix and prompt-ansi-suffix settings.

answered May 5 at 17:40

Jim Ingham

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GntlBlly May 8 at 3:05

Is this what you mean: settings set prompt "\x1b[0;33m(lldb) \x1b[0m"

Jim Ingham May 8 at 17:19

No. For instance, to get a red prompt, do: settings set prompt-ansi-prefix ${ansi.fg.red}. This color setting format is also used in the thread and frame formats, and you can see some examples in the docs for that: lldb.llvm.org/use/formatting.html

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