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opened 2026-01-31 00:42:06 +00:00 by claunia · 1 comment
claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:42:06 +00:00
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Originally created by @cbrit on GitHub (Feb 21, 2020).

Description of the new feature/enhancement

I expect this is either implemented or requested already, but I can't find it so here goes.

Basically it would be nice to alter the appearance of the current working directory in my prompt to be shorter. For example ~\src>, or even just src> (current folder only) instead of C:\Users\Name\src>. I am usually working in a project directory that is 5-6 directories deep which means the prompt takes up half of my pane if I'm doing split screen.

I am aware that the original cmd.exe has some options for changing the prompt but it is no where near as flexible as bash-style prompt alterations.

Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

I don't know the technical requirements for this kind of change for Windows but I wanted to at least suggest it.

Apologies if this is already something that has been posted about.

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claunia commented 2026-01-31 00:42:07 +00:00
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@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Feb 21, 2020):

So! First- we're not going to change CMD, so I'm sorry about that.

Second, however: PowerShell can absolutely do this, and I highly recommend looking into it. You can customize your prompt by overriding the Prompt function, and you can make it do whatever you want.

Since this is more of a question, I'm gonna close it as answered.
Sorry about that!

@DHowett-MSFT commented on GitHub (Feb 21, 2020): So! First- we're not going to change CMD, so I'm sorry about that. Second, however: PowerShell can absolutely do this, and I highly recommend looking into it. You can customize your prompt by overriding the `Prompt` function, and you can make it do whatever you want. Since this is more of a question, I'm gonna close it as answered. Sorry about that!
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