bash function to build a path like this: ../jobs/mywebsite/www(git::master)>

bash_path

# I like to have a PATH in my shell
# to show the last 3 dirs of the whole PATH and the git (or hg) repo at the end (if exists)
# here an example:
# 
# ../jobs/mywebsite/www(git::master)>
#
# Put these few lines in your .bash_profile:

hg_ps1() {
    hg prompt " [{rev}{;{rev|merge}}{ on {branch|quiet}}{ {status|modified}}]" 2> /dev/null
}
git_ps1() {
    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(git::\1)/'
}
short_path() {
    OFS=$IFS
    IFS=/
    splitted=($PWD)
    IFS=$OFS
    if [ ${#splitted[@]} -gt 4 ]; then
        pos=$(( ${#splitted[@]} - 3 ))
        IFS=/
        echo "../${splitted[*]:$pos}"
        IFS=$OFS
    else
        echo $PWD
    fi
}
export PS1='$(short_path)\[\033[34m\]$(git_ps1)$(hg_ps1)\[\033[00m\]>'