Colored Bash profile with git/hg branch names. Place in your .bash_profile file.

Bash Profile

export TERM=xterm-256color

DEFAULT=$"\e[38;5;247m"
PINK=$"\e[38;5;163m"
GREEN=$"\e[38;5;76m"
ORANGE=$"\e[38;5;208m"
RED=$"\e[38;5;160m"
BLUE=$"\e[38;5;26m"

parse_git_branch() {
  git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
}

hg_in_repo() {
    hg branch 2> /dev/null | awk '{print "on "}'
}

hg_branch() {
    hg branch 2> /dev/null | awk '{print $1}'
}

# export PS1="\n${PINK}\u ${RED}@ ${ORANGE}\h ${DEFAULT}in ${GREEN}\w ${DEFAULT}on ${BLUE}$(parse_git_branch) ${GREEN}\n$ "
export PS1="\n${PINK}\u ${RED}@ ${ORANGE}\h ${DEFAULT}in ${GREEN}\w ${BLUE}\$(parse_git_branch)${GREEN}\n$ "