Tip: show the last 3 directories in the shell prompt

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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tcsh: have the following in .cshrc (or .tcshrc)

set prompt="[%C3]: "

zsh: have the following in .zshrc

PS1="[%3C]%# "

bash: have the following in .bashrc

PS1='[${PWD#${PWD%/*/*/*}/}]\$ '

Lacking direct support this is a good approximation.

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