Variable: vertico-preselect

vertico-preselect is a customizable variable defined in vertico.el.

Value

directory

Documentation

Configure if the prompt or first candidate is preselected.

- prompt: Always select the prompt.
- first: Select the first candidate, allow prompt selection.
- no-prompt: Like first, but forbid selection of the prompt entirely.
- directory: Like first, but select the prompt if it is a directory.

Source Code

;; Defined in ~/.emacs.d/elpa/vertico-20260811.1003/vertico.el
(defcustom vertico-preselect 'directory
  "Configure if the prompt or first candidate is preselected.
- prompt: Always select the prompt.
- first: Select the first candidate, allow prompt selection.
- no-prompt: Like first, but forbid selection of the prompt entirely.
- directory: Like first, but select the prompt if it is a directory."
  :type '(choice (const prompt) (const first) (const no-prompt) (const directory)))