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Add Git branchname to command prompt on Mac OSx. (default for white background). Add to .bash_profile (or .profile)
function parse_git_branch () {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
}
RED="\[\033[0;31m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
GRAY="\[\033[1;30m\]"
LIGHT_GRAY="\[\033[0;37m\]"
CYAN="\[\033[0;36m\]"
LIGHT_CYAN="\[\033[1;36m\]"
NO_COLOUR="\[\033[0m\]"
PS1="$LIGHT_GRAY\u@\h$NO_COLOR:\w$GRAY\$(parse_git_branch)$NO_COLOR\$ "
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Result will be:
name@host:~/path/to/project (branchname):

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