diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 6d7893f..f08ebf3 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -98,7 +98,12 @@ int main() {
 		char host[1024];
 		gethostname(host, sizeof(host));
 		char prompt[2051];
-		snprintf(prompt, sizeof(prompt), "%s@%s %s$ ", user, host, dir);
+char *home = getenv("HOME");
+if(strncmp(dir, home, strlen(home)) == 0) {
+    snprintf(prompt, sizeof(prompt), "%s@%s ~%s$ ", user, host, dir + strlen(home));
+} else {
+    snprintf(prompt, sizeof(prompt), "%s@%s %s$ ", user, host, dir);
+}
 		char *line = readline(prompt);
 		if(line == NULL) return 0;
 		if(line && *line) add_history(line);