A simple PowerShell profile which ensures terminal screen real estate is never gobbled up by a long prompt.
If you've ever been cd'd into a long path, you may have noticed that very little space is left for input before text must wrap around to the next line:
This PowerShell profile truncates/shortens/ellipsizes the working directory in your prompt to a maximum of 18 characters to ensure maximum space is left for input:
Copy Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1 to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\WindowsPowerShell.