RE: problem with named directories over the net

[Borsenkow Andrej <Andrej.Borsenkow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> 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