Fish prompt does not show when I create a new terminal tab
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Description
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- I have searched Warp bugs and there are no duplicates
Describe the bug
Basically, whenever I create a new tab in Warp, the fish prompt does not appear. No part of it--the file path part, the > part, or the right prompt part--none of it is present. I see a brief flash of the text "Starting fish...", then it goes away.
Now--I can type in commands, and everything works, and as soon as I type in basically any command (valid or invalid), the prompts all appear correctly, and stick around.
The problem does not occur if I source my config.fish file, or run exec fish. It only happens when opening a new tab.
To reproduce
- Start Warp.
- Open a new tab.
Expected behavior
I expect to see the standard fish prompt that I've defined in fish_prompt.fish and fish_right_prompt.fish (or whatever those files are named).
Screenshots
Operating system
MacOS
Operating system and version
macOS Sonoma 14.5
Shell Version
fish, version 3.7.1
Current Warp version
v0.2024.05.21.16.09.stable_02
Regression
No, this bug or issue has existed throughout my experience using Warp
Recent working Warp date
Don't know
Additional context
This is my config.fish, but it should be noted that this problem was occurring when my config.fish was empty, so I don't think that's it.
# Commands to run in interactive sessions can go here
end
# source various functions
source ~/.config/fish/functions/greeting.fish
source ~/.config/fish/functions/path_cleanup.fish
# display the greeting
greeting
# clean up the path to remove duplicates
path_cleanup
# initialize pyenv
if type -q pyenv
pyenv init --path | source
pyenv init - | source
pyenv virtualenv-init - | source
end
# abbreviations
abbr -a sf 'source ~/.config/fish/config.fish'
abbr -a backupnpm '~/scripts/backup_npm_globals.sh'
abbr -a cleaner '~/scripts/cleanup_yarn.sh'
abbr -a sortsettings '~/scripts/sort_settings_json.mjs'
abbr -a ycc 'yarn cache clean'
abbr -a yb 'yarn build'
abbr -a yd 'yarn dev'```
I'm using Tide as my fish prompt, here is what it generated:
```function fish_prompt
end # In case this file gets loaded non-interactively, e.g by conda
status is-interactive || exit
_tide_remove_unusable_items
_tide_cache_variables
_tide_parent_dirs
source (functions --details _tide_pwd)
set -l prompt_var _tide_prompt_$fish_pid
set -U $prompt_var # Set var here so if we erase $prompt_var, bg job won't set a uvar
set_color normal | read -l color_normal
status fish-path | read -l fish_path
# _tide_repaint prevents us from creating a second background job
function _tide_refresh_prompt --on-variable $prompt_var --on-variable COLUMNS
set -g _tide_repaint
commandline -f repaint
end
if contains newline $_tide_left_items # two line prompt initialization
test "$tide_prompt_add_newline_before" = true && set -l add_newline '\n'
set_color $tide_prompt_color_frame_and_connection -b normal | read -l prompt_and_frame_color
set -l column_offset 5
test "$tide_left_prompt_frame_enabled" = true &&
set -l top_left_frame "$prompt_and_frame_color╭─" &&
set -l bot_left_frame "$prompt_and_frame_color╰─" &&
set column_offset (math $column_offset-2)
test "$tide_right_prompt_frame_enabled" = true &&
set -l top_right_frame "$prompt_and_frame_color─╮" &&
set -l bot_right_frame "$prompt_and_frame_color─╯" &&
set column_offset (math $column_offset-2)
if test "$tide_prompt_transient_enabled" = true
eval "
function fish_prompt
_tide_status=\$status _tide_pipestatus=\$pipestatus if not set -e _tide_repaint
jobs -q && jobs -p | count | read -lx _tide_jobs
$fish_path -c \"set _tide_pipestatus \$_tide_pipestatus
set _tide_parent_dirs \$_tide_parent_dirs
PATH=\$(string escape \"\$PATH\") CMD_DURATION=\$CMD_DURATION fish_bind_mode=\$fish_bind_mode set $prompt_var (_tide_2_line_prompt)\" &
builtin disown
command kill \$_tide_last_pid 2>/dev/null
set -g _tide_last_pid \$last_pid
end
if not set -q _tide_transient
math \$COLUMNS-(string length -V \"\$$prompt_var[1][1]\$$prompt_var[1][3]\")+$column_offset | read -lx dist_btwn_sides
echo -n $add_newline'$top_left_frame'(string replace @PWD@ (_tide_pwd) \"\$$prompt_var[1][1]\")'$prompt_and_frame_color'
string repeat -Nm(math max 0, \$dist_btwn_sides-\$_tide_pwd_len) '$tide_prompt_icon_connection'
echo \"\$$prompt_var[1][3]$top_right_frame\"
end
echo -n \e\[0J\"$bot_left_frame\$$prompt_var[1][2]$color_normal \"
end
function fish_right_prompt
set -e _tide_transient || string unescape \"\$$prompt_var[1][4]$bot_right_frame$color_normal\"
end"
else
eval "
function fish_prompt
_tide_status=\$status _tide_pipestatus=\$pipestatus if not set -e _tide_repaint
jobs -q && jobs -p | count | read -lx _tide_jobs
$fish_path -c \"set _tide_pipestatus \$_tide_pipestatus
set _tide_parent_dirs \$_tide_parent_dirs
PATH=\$(string escape \"\$PATH\") CMD_DURATION=\$CMD_DURATION fish_bind_mode=\$fish_bind_mode set $prompt_var (_tide_2_line_prompt)\" &
builtin disown
command kill \$_tide_last_pid 2>/dev/null
set -g _tide_last_pid \$last_pid
end
math \$COLUMNS-(string length -V \"\$$prompt_var[1][1]\$$prompt_var[1][3]\")+$column_offset | read -lx dist_btwn_sides
echo -ns $add_newline'$top_left_frame'(string replace @PWD@ (_tide_pwd) \"\$$prompt_var[1][1]\")'$prompt_and_frame_color'
string repeat -Nm(math max 0, \$dist_btwn_sides-\$_tide_pwd_len) '$tide_prompt_icon_connection'
echo -ns \"\$$prompt_var[1][3]$top_right_frame\"\n\"$bot_left_frame\$$prompt_var[1][2]$color_normal \"
end
function fish_right_prompt
string unescape \"\$$prompt_var[1][4]$bot_right_frame$color_normal\"
end"
end
else # one line prompt initialization
test "$tide_prompt_add_newline_before" = true && set -l add_newline '\0'
math 5 -$tide_prompt_min_cols | read -l column_offset
test $column_offset -ge 0 && set column_offset "+$column_offset"
if test "$tide_prompt_transient_enabled" = true
eval "
function fish_prompt
set -lx _tide_status \$status
_tide_pipestatus=\$pipestatus if not set -e _tide_repaint
jobs -q && jobs -p | count | read -lx _tide_jobs
$fish_path -c \"set _tide_pipestatus \$_tide_pipestatus
set _tide_parent_dirs \$_tide_parent_dirs
PATH=\$(string escape \"\$PATH\") CMD_DURATION=\$CMD_DURATION fish_bind_mode=\$fish_bind_mode set $prompt_var (_tide_1_line_prompt)\" &
builtin disown
command kill \$_tide_last_pid 2>/dev/null
set -g _tide_last_pid \$last_pid
end
if set -q _tide_transient
echo -n \e\[0J
add_prefix= _tide_item_character
echo -n '$color_normal '
else
math \$COLUMNS-(string length -V \"\$$prompt_var[1][1]\$$prompt_var[1][2]\")$column_offset | read -lx dist_btwn_sides
string replace @PWD@ (_tide_pwd) $add_newline \$$prompt_var[1][1]'$color_normal '
end
end
function fish_right_prompt
set -e _tide_transient || string unescape \"\$$prompt_var[1][2]$color_normal\"
end"
else
eval "
function fish_prompt
_tide_status=\$status _tide_pipestatus=\$pipestatus if not set -e _tide_repaint
jobs -q && jobs -p | count | read -lx _tide_jobs
$fish_path -c \"set _tide_pipestatus \$_tide_pipestatus
set _tide_parent_dirs \$_tide_parent_dirs
PATH=\$(string escape \"\$PATH\") CMD_DURATION=\$CMD_DURATION fish_bind_mode=\$fish_bind_mode set $prompt_var (_tide_1_line_prompt)\" &
builtin disown
command kill \$_tide_last_pid 2>/dev/null
set -g _tide_last_pid \$last_pid
end
math \$COLUMNS-(string length -V \"\$$prompt_var[1][1]\$$prompt_var[1][2]\")$column_offset | read -lx dist_btwn_sides
string replace @PWD@ (_tide_pwd) $add_newline \$$prompt_var[1][1]'$color_normal '
end
function fish_right_prompt
string unescape \"\$$prompt_var[1][2]$color_normal\"
end"
end
end
eval "function _tide_on_fish_exit --on-event fish_exit
set -e $prompt_var
end"
if test "$tide_prompt_transient_enabled" = true
function _tide_enter_transient
# If the commandline will be executed, or is empty
if commandline --is-valid || test -z "$(commandline)"
# Pager open usually means selecting, not running
# Can be untrue, but it's better than the alternative
if not commandline --paging-mode
set -g _tide_transient
set -g _tide_repaint
commandline -f repaint
end
end
commandline -f execute
end
bind \r _tide_enter_transient
bind \n _tide_enter_transient
bind -M insert \r _tide_enter_transient
bind -M insert \n _tide_enter_transient
end
Does this block you from using Warp daily?
No
Is this a Warp specific issue? (i.e. does it happen in Terminal, iTerm, Kitty, etc.)
Yes, this I confirmed this only happens in Warp, not other terminals.
Warp Internal (ignore): linear-label:b9d78064-c89e-4973-b153-5178a31ee54e
None
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the missing prompt when opening a new Warp tab on macOS Sonoma with fish 3.7.1, then compare it with sourcing config.fish or running exec fish. Trace Warp's fish startup handling, including the brief "Starting fish..." phase; done means the configured left and right prompts appear immediately in a new tab without requiring a command.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- fish
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100