How to you configure the command prompt in Linux to show current directory?

Question

How to you configure the command prompt in Linux to show current directory? I want to be able to put settings for this in the .zshrc file.

Answer 1

You can place this to your .zshrc file

export PS1="%d %% "

%d denotes the CWD

For more details go here for example

Answer 2

I use "%20<...<%~%<<" in my $PS1, so that if a prefix is found in the current working directory, it is replaced by ~: it works with $HOME (replaced by ~), home directories of users (replaced by ~user), and directories defined by hash -d (e.g., if one has hash -d foo=$HOME/path/to/dir, then this directory is replaced by ~foo). The %20<...< and %<< allows zsh to truncate the directory on the left side if it is too long, in order to avoid a too long prompt.