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    Shouldn't that be either "$HOME/repository/foo" or "/home/$USER/repository/foo"? And the trailing slash may be a problem, at least my bash sets $PWD without it. Commented Jul 10, 2012 at 16:16
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    Also, this seems to be bash-specific. It doesn't work on my old ksh. Commented Jul 10, 2012 at 16:20
  • This isn't a good solution because it runs the command every time the prompt is displayed, not after a cd. Commented Jul 10, 2012 at 21:52
  • Yes, PROMT_COMMAND is bash-specific. The question contains the tags 'bash' so i assumed he was a bash user. The cd-function trick suggested by Arcege may be a better solution, note the possible security concern stated by jw013. Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 12:40
  • manatwork: true, I will update my answer. Commented Jul 12, 2012 at 12:41