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07-15-2005
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PS1 to show relitive path
Hi I am trying to format my prompt in a KSH to show the relative path
currently it is PS1='$PWD >' /home/users/dir/dir/dir > I want to display it as /home/users/.../.../dir >  
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07-17-2005
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You can have fun with your PS1 prompt by creating a function which changes PS1 each time you change directory, e.g...
Code:
function ncd {
cd "$*"
PS1=$(echo $PWD|sed 's!\([^/]\)[^/]\{4,\}/!\1../!g')' :> '
}
alias cd=ncd
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