{"record":{"id":"bf4076ac6f1d96b7","repo":"JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh","slug":"cf-command-output-is-empty","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"cf command output is empty","messagePattern":"cf command output is empty","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"src/segments/cf_target.go","lineNumber":87,"sourceCode":"\t\tcase \"org\":\n\t\t\tc.Org = value\n\t\tcase \"space\":\n\t\t\tc.Space = value\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn true\n}\n\nfunc (c *CfTarget) getCFTargetCommandOutput() (string, error) {\n\toutput, err := c.env.RunCommand(\"cf\", \"target\")\n\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", err\n\t}\n\n\tif output == \"\" {\n\t\treturn \"\", errors.New(\"cf command output is empty\")\n\t}\n\n\treturn output, nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":69,"sourceCodeEnd":92,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh/blob/0976794618c5ed95de0985dded50de1b4dc914cb/src/segments/cf_target.go#L69-L92","documentation":"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.","triggerScenarios":"`cf target` exits 0 but produces empty output — typically cf installed but never logged in, or a broken/partially initialized ~/.cf config directory.","commonSituations":"Fresh machine with cf installed but `cf login` never run; CI container with the cf binary but no CF config; corrupted ~/.cf/config.json.","solutions":["Run `cf target` manually — if it prints nothing or an error, run `cf login` and `cf target -o <org> -s <space>`.","Verify ~/.cf/config.json contains api_url, org, and space values.","Use display_mode files so the segment only renders in projects with a manifest.yml, avoiding empty-output noise."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":"cf target >/dev/null 2>&1 || echo 'cf not targeted - run cf login'","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"// segment already swallows the error and hides; on the user side:\nif output, err := exec.Command(\"cf\", \"target\").Output(); err != nil || len(output) == 0 {\n    // fall back to showing nothing for cf_target\n}","preventionTips":["Run `cf login` once on every machine where you use the cf_target segment.","Use display_mode files to render the segment only in projects with a manifest.yml.","After reinstalling cf, always re-run `cf target -o <org> -s <space>`."],"tags":["cli","cloud-foundry","empty-output"],"backgroundTag":"empty-command-output","analyzedSha":"0976794618c5ed95de0985dded50de1b4dc914cb","analyzedAt":"2026-08-31T23:41:19.708Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T05:18:18.240Z"}