# shortens the pwd for use in prompt local current_dir="${PWD/#${HOME}/~}" local return_dir='~' # if we aren't in ~ if [[ ${current_dir} != '~' ]]; then return_dir="${${${${(@j:/:M)${(@s:/:)current_dir}##.#?}:h}%/}//\%/%%}/${${current_dir:t}//\%/%%}" fi print ${return_dir}