Copyright 2009 Takahiro Hashimoto

All rights reserved.

stretch-pwd

This program improve shell prompt long path view

• normal path view /home/bah/workspace/project/src/main/java $
• stretch-pwd path view /home/bah/w...src/main/java $

Contents

• Build and install stretch-pwd
• Setup for zsh
• Example

Build and install stretch-pwd

cd stretch-pwd
make
sudo make install

Setup for zsh

Set hook to a chpwd function in your .zshrc

PS1_WIDTH=30
function chpwd(){
    PS1="%B%m%b:`stretch-pwd -l $PS1_WIDTH` %# "
}

Reload configuration

$ source .zshrc

Example

/usr/local/bin/stretch-pwd -l 25 /home/hashimoto/stretch-pwd

-> /home/hashi...stretch-pwd

/usr/local/bin/stretch-pwd -c ' + ' -l 25 /home/hashimoto/stretch-pwd                                                                                                                                                                           [05/27 16:52:16]

-> /home/hashi + stretch-pwd