JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh · warning

cf command output is empty

Error message

cf command output is empty

What it means

The cf_target segment runs `cf target` to read the currently targeted Cloud Foundry API endpoint, user, org, and space. If the cf CLI runs without error but prints nothing to stdout, this error is returned and the segment hides itself. An empty output usually means cf is installed but has never been logged in / targeted.

Source

Thrown at src/segments/cf_target.go:87

		case "org":
			c.Org = value
		case "space":
			c.Space = value
		}
	}

	return true
}

func (c *CfTarget) getCFTargetCommandOutput() (string, error) {
	output, err := c.env.RunCommand("cf", "target")

	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	if output == "" {
		return "", errors.New("cf command output is empty")
	}

	return output, nil
}

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Solutions

1. Run `cf target` manually — if it prints nothing or an error, run `cf login` and `cf target -o <org> -s <space>`.
2. Verify ~/.cf/config.json contains api_url, org, and space values.
3. Use display_mode files so the segment only renders in projects with a manifest.yml, avoiding empty-output noise.

cf target >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo 'cf not targeted - run cf login'

// segment already swallows the error and hides; on the user side:
if output, err := exec.Command("cf", "target").Output(); err != nil || len(output) == 0 {
    // fall back to showing nothing for cf_target
}

When it happens

Trigger: `cf target` exits 0 but produces empty output — typically cf installed but never logged in, or a broken/partially initialized ~/.cf config directory.

Common situations: Fresh machine with cf installed but `cf login` never run; CI container with the cf binary but no CF config; corrupted ~/.cf/config.json.

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AI-assisted analysis of JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh@0976794618 (2026-08-31). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bf4076ac6f1d96b7. Report an issue: GitHub.