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+# provides a function `path_format` that displays the current working directory (on right side)
+# in different formats based on the value of the variable PATHFMT_MODE.
+#
+# Supported formats:
+#   - absolute:  full absolute path (default).
+#   - user:      Replaces your $HOME with your username (e.g. "ubuntu/dir..").
+#   - host:      Displays as "user@hostname:/path", using ~ for home when applicable.
+#
+# Configure the mode in your ~/.zshrc, e.g.:
+#   PATHFMT_MODE="host"
+#   plugins=(... pathfmt ...)
+#
+# and re-load config with source ~/.zshrc
+
+
+# default=user
+: ${PATHFMT_MODE:=user}
+function path_user() {
+    # user in home? replace with ~/path
+    if [[ "$PWD" == "$HOME"* ]]; then
+        echo "~${PWD#$HOME}"
+    else
+        echo "$PWD"
+    fi
+}
+
+
+
+function path_format() {
+    case $PATHFMT_MODE in
+        absolute)
+            #full path from /
+            echo "$PWD"
+            ;;
+        user)
+           path_user
+           ;;
+        host)
+            #*check if hostname found (requires:  inetutils' hostname command)
+            local host
+            if command -v hostname >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+                host=$(hostname)
+            else
+                host="unknown"
+            fi
+            # path: user@hostname:path, using ~ if in home
+            if [[ "$PWD" == "$HOME"* ]]; then
+                echo "${USER}@${host}:~${PWD#$HOME}"
+            else
+                echo "${USER}@${host}:$PWD"
+            fi
+            ;;
+        *)
+            #unrecognized: default fallback as user
+            path_user
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
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