How to turn off current directory in eshell prompt
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pudentia · 2022-09-10 07:34

I don't like having the directory path displayed in my eshell prompt
and would prefer to turn it off, but alas! I cannot find a setting for
that.

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bram85 · 2022-09-10 09:47

You need to override the prompt function, which can be done with
`(setq eshell-prompt-function 'my/cuntom-prompt)` and define the
prompt yourself in your own function.

This article has an example on how to build a custom prompt.
https://www.bytedude.com/custom-eshell-prompts/

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[deleted] · 2022-09-10 10:11

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stormrider-io · 2022-09-10 11:10

fwiw, you can also use the .bash startup file's PS1 definition

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pudentia · 2022-09-10 13:38

I did this but I then found C-a no longer worked properly.

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deaddyfreddy · 2022-09-10 15:18

what's the `concat` for?

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pudentia · 2022-09-10 16:35

It is not working for me. I have removed it.

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Illiamen · 2022-09-11 18:14

You also need to configure `eshell-prompt-regexp`, which should match
the prompt. See here: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/EshellPrompt