From 44b550699f2e306b0b45bb592f9d0b0d1e52677c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 16:00:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Initial plan


From 39164c9d67d8a8c21528a02e2c8dbf2b6bf7bee5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 16:02:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Add shorter terminal prompt setting for Codespaces

- Add postStartCommand to devcontainer.json that sets PS1='\W\$ '
- Command is idempotent: only adds to ~/.bashrc if not already present
- Add .devcontainer/README.md explaining the change and how to override

Co-authored-by: lwasser <7649194+lwasser@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .devcontainer/README.md         | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json |  4 +++-
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .devcontainer/README.md

diff --git a/.devcontainer/README.md b/.devcontainer/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42d62c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# Dev Container Configuration
+
+This directory contains the configuration for GitHub Codespaces and VS Code Dev Containers.
+
+## Shorter Terminal Prompt
+
+The `postStartCommand` in `devcontainer.json` configures a shorter bash prompt (`\W\$ `) that shows only the current directory name instead of the full path. This makes the terminal easier to read, especially in workshop settings.
+
+The command is idempotent—it only adds the `PS1` export line to `~/.bashrc` if it's not already present, so restarting the Codespace won't create duplicate lines.
+
+### How to Override
+
+If you prefer a different prompt, you can:
+
+1. **Edit `~/.bashrc` directly**: Modify or remove the `export PS1='\W\$ '` line and add your preferred prompt setting.
+
+2. **Use a custom dotfiles repo**: Configure your [GitHub Codespaces dotfiles](https://docs.github.com/en/codespaces/customizing-your-codespace/personalizing-github-codespaces-for-your-account#dotfiles) to set your preferred `PS1` value. Your dotfiles will take precedence.
+
+### How to Revert
+
+To remove this feature from the repository, delete the `postStartCommand` line from `devcontainer.json`.
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index c0a5c78..03ffbad 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 	},
 	"extensions": [
 		"ms-vscode.live-server",
-	]
+	],
+	// Use 'postStartCommand' to configure a shorter terminal prompt for Codespaces.
+	"postStartCommand": "grep -qxF \"export PS1='\\\\W\\\\$ '\" ~/.bashrc || echo \"export PS1='\\\\W\\\\$ '\" >> ~/.bashrc"
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
 	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.

From 146b8ccddf63aa3711487cb7d5751d6eb4312fb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Leah Wasser <leah@pyopensci.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 10:37:32 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Apply suggestion from @lwasser

---
 .devcontainer/devcontainer.json | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 03ffbad..03f8679 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 	"extensions": [
 		"ms-vscode.live-server",
 	],
-	// Use 'postStartCommand' to configure a shorter terminal prompt for Codespaces.
-	"postStartCommand": "grep -qxF \"export PS1='\\\\W\\\\$ '\" ~/.bashrc || echo \"export PS1='\\\\W\\\\$ '\" >> ~/.bashrc"
+	# Simplify bash prompt
+	"postStartCommand": "grep -qxF \"export PS1='\\$ '\" ~/.bashrc || echo \"export PS1='\\$ '\" >> ~/.bashrc"
 	// Features to add to the dev container. More info: https://containers.dev/features.
 	// "features": {},
 	// Use 'forwardPorts' to make a list of ports inside the container available locally.