How to make git bash directory string format the same as cmd?

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For example, when I open up git bash on my desktop, it shows:

John@DESKTOP-PLOS3KB MINGW64 ~/Desktop

$ (heres where I enter my command)

cmd shows:

C:\Users\John\Desktop> (heres where I enter my command)

I want it so that bash will show the same directory header as cmd does, in the same format. Is this possible? I don't want like username@computer-name MINGW64.... How can I change it so that it shows what cmd does?

I am running a windows machine

Thank you

This is the reverse of what you ask. You did tag it CMD despite in not being a CMD question in any way. Prompt %username%@%computername% CMD.exe $_ $$. — ACatInLove
– ACatInLove, Commented Jan 14, 2018 at 23:14

marcolz · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-16 08:05:56Z

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Your prompt is controlled with the PS1 variable. You can set it like:

PS1='${PWD}> '

to have it print the full current working directory instead of the abbreviated one that you get as part of the default prompt. Compare with

PS1='\w> '

which abbreviates $HOME to ~ and trims it to the maximum length set in $PROMPT_DIRTRIM

answered Jan 16, 2018 at 8:05

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