How can I shorten the path of a DOS prompt?

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jingyang81 picture jingyang81 · Aug 23, 2013 · Viewed 16.2k times · Source

My path on my DOS prompt is ridiculously long. How can I shorten this?

C:\RUBY\Ruby_Practice\prep-work-master\coding-test-2\practice-problems\spec>

Answer

Daniel Ellis picture Daniel Ellis · Apr 10, 2014

To remove the path from the prompt use 'prompt $g' which will just show the chevron. You can then use the 'cd' command anytime to see the directory you are in. E.g.

C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc>prompt $g
>
>cd
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

>

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