Show handy git info in your terminal prompt

gistfile1.sh

Add this snippet to your .bash_profile to show handy git info in your prompt
Thanks to http://opinionated-programmer.com/2011/01/colorful-bash-prompt-reflecting-git-status/

# Snazzy git prompt

function _git_prompt() {
    local git_status="`git status -unormal 2>&1`"
    if ! [[ "$git_status" =~ Not\ a\ git\ repo ]]; then
        if [[ "$git_status" =~ nothing\ to\ commit ]]; then
            local ansi=42
            #local ansi=32
        elif [[ "$git_status" =~ nothing\ added\ to\ commit\ but\ untracked\ files\ present ]]; then
            local ansi=43
        else
            #local ansi=45
            local ansi=41
        fi
        if [[ "$git_status" =~ On\ branch\ ([^[:space:]]+) ]]; then
            branch=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
            test "$branch" != master || branch=' '
        else
            # Detached HEAD.  (branch=HEAD is a faster alternative.)
            branch="(`git describe --all --contains --abbrev=4 HEAD 2> /dev/null ||
                echo HEAD`)"
        fi
        echo -n '\[\e[0;37;'"$ansi"';1m\]'"$branch"'\[\e[0m\] '
    fi
}
function _prompt_command() {
    #PS1="`_git_prompt`"'... your usual prompt goes here, e.g. \[\e[1;34m\]\w \$\[\e[0m\] '
    PS1="`_git_prompt`"'\W >> '
}
PROMPT_COMMAND=_prompt_command

# end snazzy git prompt