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bash_ps1_display_two_levels_of_pwd_context.sh
# thanks: https://muffinresearch.co.uk/showing-last-two-directories-of-pwd-in-bash-prompt/
function PWD {
pwd | sed 's/^\/Users\/<YOUR_USERNAME>/~/' | awk -F\/ '{print $(NF-1),$(NF)}' | sed 's/ /\//' | sed 's/~\/~/~/'
}
export PS1="\u\[\e[m\]:\[\e[36m\]\$(PWD)\[\e[m\] "
# backslash before $ tells it to run the function each time;
# else it is only run once and won't update as you switch directories
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