Renaming default environment

[stammler]

Hey!

I just wanted to ask if there is a possibility to rename the default environment from default to something else?

The reason for this is that I'd rather have the project's name written in my prompt than (default) just as a reminder for myself in case I navigate somewhere else. I can of course add another environment and do pixi shell --environment=myProjectName but if feels like there should be a more straightforward way to do this.

I tried to rename .pixi/envs/default/ and a couple of variables within the default environment's directory. But it seems like it always gets reverted to default.

Is there a possibility to do this is or creating a new environment the only way?

[synapticarbors]

I think this has to do with your shell. I'm using starship and pixi shell displays the project name rather than just default. Looking at the source, it uses the CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV env variable. See:
https://pixi.sh/latest/reference/environment_variables/#environment-variables-set-by-pixi

When I use a non-default env, I get <project_name>:<env_name>.

What shell are you using and how is it configuring the prompt?

[stammler]

Thank you!
That was the problem. Misconfiguration of my prompt.