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Add branch and color to Mac terminal zsh in 2024
  • open ~/.zshrc in TextEdit or any text editor
  • copy the snippet from mac-terminal-branch-color-zsh.md
  • run source ~/.zshrc
function parse_git_branch() {
    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -n -e 's/^\* \(.*\)/[\1]/p'
}

COLOR_DEF=$'%f'
COLOR_USR=$'%F{243}'
COLOR_DIR=$'%F{197}'
COLOR_GIT=$'%F{39}'
setopt PROMPT_SUBST
export PROMPT='${COLOR_USR}%n ${COLOR_DIR}%~ ${COLOR_GIT}$(parse_git_branch)${COLOR_DEF} $ '
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