Configuration

Bible CLI stores persistent display and translation preferences in a versioned JSON file. On macOS and Linux, it resolves the path in this order:

1. $BIBLE_TERMINAL_CONFIG_HOME/config.json
2. $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/bible-terminal/config.json
3. ~/.config/bible-terminal/config.json

The first two environment variables must be absolute paths.

Manage preferences

Use the CLI rather than editing the file directly:

bible config path
bible config show
bible config set plain true
bible config set color false
bible config set translation webp
bible config reset

Saved preferences are defaults. Command-line flags always take priority, including --plain=false and --no-color=false.