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From: Borsenkow Andrej <Andrej.Borsenkow@mow.siemens.ru>
To: d.vogt@lifebits.de, zsh-users@sunsite.auc.dk
Subject: RE: problem with named directories over the net
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:55:48 +0300
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> 
> I like to shorten my prompt by using '~' instead of the full path
> to my home directory.  For example:
> 
>   / $ cd ~/bin
>   ~/bin $
> 
> Now the problem occurs when I fire up mc.  Upon leaving mc, a
> script from the mc documentation cds into the current path and I
> get something like
> 
>   /net/server/share/home/luthien/bin $
> 
> as the prompt because this is where my home directory comes from.
> /home is a symbolic link to /net/server/share/home.  Any idea how
> I can prevent this?
> 

PS1="%~ %# "

Is it what you want?

-andrej