konsole
 

How do I get konsole to show only the directory I am in and not the whole path? It gets annoying when the path is long. And my searches haven't brought me across an answer.
Perhaps useful data:
konsole version: 1.5
kde: 3.4.0 level "b"
Qt: 3.3.4

I assume you mean when using bash?

Just set your prompt up such as:
PS1="\W> "

The bash man page has a list of the special characters that can be used in the "PROMPTING" section.

And if you don't want to have to type this every time you open a new terminal, put it in your ~/.bashrc. I personally like the RedHat default PS1, so I use it in all my distros. So for example, you could add the following to your ~/.bashrc:
To activate it, run the following from your home directory:
Your prompt should now look like

Thanks!
Now what is displayed on the title bar has changed too, but isn't the same as what I set for PS1. Is there a variable for the title bar?