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what is the alternative of `prompt $g` in cygwin

In Windows, I can use prompt $g to hide the path and replace it with > in the command prompt as shown in the below picture,

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This is extremely beneficial if the path of the current directory long. I'm looking for similar command for cygwin. Any suggestions?

Solution

  • The shell's prompt is taken from the $PS1 variable. If you want to show just >, set the variable to it

    PS1='>'

    It might be more convenient to use something like \W which displays the current directory name without path:

    PS1='\W> '