pwd-shorten.py

My directory shortener for bash and zsh $PS1 prompts.

Requirements

• Python 3

Usage

bash

1. Make pwd-shorten available in your $PATH.
2. Add $(pwd-shorten) to your $PS1 prompt.

zsh

1. Make pwd-shorten available in your $PATH.
2. Add $(pwd-shorten) to your *.zsh-theme file.

Example Output

The directory path in your prompt will be shortened:

/very-long-directory-name/another-long-one/tacos.txt

becomes

/ver+/ano+/tacos.txt

Home directories will be changed out as well:

/home/jonball/example/directory

becomes

~/exa+/directory

Configuration

You can override these defaults by creating a config file in ~/.config/pwd-shorten called config.ini containing a top-level section titled [settings].

Config Values

The following values can be set in your config

break_length

Length at which a directory name will be shortened

• default: 5

keep_length

How much of the original directory name to keep

• default 3

replacement

Symbol used to indicate that a directory name has been shortened.

• default +

Example Configuration

[settings]
break_length = 5
keep_length  = 3
replacement  = +