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atmos theme show

Purpose

Use this command to preview a specific theme's color palette and see how it will affect various UI elements in Atmos, including tables, status messages, and command output.

atmos theme show --help

Usage​

atmos theme show <theme-name>

Examples​

# Preview the Dracula theme
atmos theme show dracula

# Preview the Solarized Dark theme
atmos theme show "solarized-dark"

# Preview the GitHub Dark theme
atmos theme show "github-dark"

Arguments​

theme-name
The name of the theme to preview. Use atmos theme list to see available themes.

Flags​

This command does not have any flags.

Output​

The command displays:

  1. Theme Information

    • Theme name
    • Type (Dark/Light)
    • Recommended status
    • Source attribution

  2. Color Palette

    • All 16 ANSI colors with hex values
    • Background and foreground colors
    • Visual color blocks showing actual colors

  3. Sample UI Elements

    • Status messages (success, warning, error, info)
    • Sample table with themed styling
    • Command examples with syntax highlighting

  4. Activation Instructions

    • How to set the theme via environment variable
    • How to configure the theme in atmos.yaml

Theme Selection Tips​

  • Dark themes work best in terminals with dark backgrounds
  • Light themes are optimized for terminals with light backgrounds
  • Recommended themes (marked with ★) have been tested for optimal readability
  • Test a theme with ATMOS_THEME=<theme-name> atmos before making it permanent