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Created May 4, 2010 15:07
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Git branch Bash prompt
function parse_git_branch {
git branch --no-color 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/[\1]/'
}
BOLD=$(tput bold)
RESET=$(tput sgr0)
#PS1="\w\[$BOLD\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[$RESET\]$ " #for presenting...
PS1="\[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w\[$BOLD\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[$RESET\]$ "
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Results in a prompt like this:
user@machine:~/workspace/project[master]$

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