Use ~ for User's Home directory

[Lunchb0ne]

Purpose of the issue

• Bug report (encountered problems/errors)
• Feature request (request for new functionality)
• Question

Version Information

Cmder : 1.3.15.1010
ConEmu : 19.10.12.0

Windows 10 Pro 2004

Description of the issue

It would be nice to have %USERPROFILE% directory in the prompt to be replaced by a ~ as it does on linux.
Owl-Cmder-Tools does it, but adds the powerline prompt to it.
It would be nice to have it in base cmder too.

[daxgames]

Create this file %cmder_root%\config\prompt.lua:

-- Much of the below was 'borrowed' from https://github.com/AmrEldib/cmder-powerline-prompt

if not prompt_useHomeSymbol then 
  prompt_useHomeSymbol = true
end

-- Symbol displayed for the home dir in the prompt.
if not prompt_homeSymbol then 
	prompt_homeSymbol = "~"
end

-- Symbol displayed in the new line below the prompt.
if not prompt_lambSymbol then
	prompt_lambSymbol = "λ"
end

-- Extracts only the folder name from the input Path
-- Ex: Input C:\Windows\System32 returns System32
---
local function get_folder_name(path)
	local reversePath = string.reverse(path)
	local slashIndex = string.find(reversePath, "\\")
	return string.sub(path, string.len(path) - slashIndex + 2)
end

function prompt_filter()
    cwd = clink.get_cwd()

    if prompt_useHomeSymbol and string.find(cwd, clink.get_env("HOME")) then 
        cwd = string.gsub(cwd, clink.get_env("HOME"), prompt_homeSymbol)
    end
    prompt = "\x1b[1;32;40m{cwd}{git}{hg}{svn}\x1b[1;30;40m {lamb} \x1b[0m"
    new_value = string.gsub(prompt, "{cwd}", cwd)
    clink.prompt.value = string.gsub(new_value, "{lamb}", prompt_lambSymbol)
end

clink.prompt.register_filter(prompt_filter, 1)

You can stop here but you can configure it by creating %cmder_root%\config\prompt_config.lua:

-- MOST of the below was 'borrowed' from https://github.com/AmrEldib/cmder-powerline-prompt

--- REQUIRED. config_prompt_type is whether the displayed prompt is the full path or only the folder name
 -- Use:
 -- "full" for full path like C:\Windows\System32
 -- "folder" for folder name only like System32
 -- "smart" to switch in git repo to folder name instead of full path 
 -- default is full
prompt_type = "smart"
--- REQUIRED. config_prompt_useHomeSymbol is whether to show ~ instead of the full path to the user's home folder
 -- Use true or false
 -- default is true
prompt_useHomeSymbol = true  

-- Symbols
-- REQUIRED. Prompt displayed instead of user's home folder e.g. C:\Users\username
prompt_homeSymbol = "~"

-- REQUIRED. Symbol displayed in the new line below the prompt.
prompt_lambSymbol = "$"

[Lunchb0ne]

Sorry, but the replacement part is not working for me.

Should work though 🤔

[daxgames]

Maybe it is cas sensitive? Output of set home?

[daxgames]

I added a section to the initial script make sure you have it in yours.

[Lunchb0ne]

Thanks, it works now!