Current set up

# ############# CUSTOMIZING THE BASH TERMINAL BELOW #######################
# get current branch in git repo
function parse_git_branch() {
	BRANCH=`git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/\1/'`
	if [ ! "${BRANCH}" == "" ]
	then
		STAT=`parse_git_dirty`
		echo "(${BRANCH}${STAT}) "
	else
		echo ""
	fi
}

# get current status of git repo
function parse_git_dirty {
	status=`git status 2>&1 | tee`
	dirty=`echo -n "${status}" 2> /dev/null | grep "modified:" &> /dev/null; echo "$?"`
	untracked=`echo -n "${status}" 2> /dev/null | grep "Untracked files" &> /dev/null; echo "$?"`
	ahead=`echo -n "${status}" 2> /dev/null | grep "Your branch is ahead of" &> /dev/null; echo "$?"`
	newfile=`echo -n "${status}" 2> /dev/null | grep "new file:" &> /dev/null; echo "$?"`
	renamed=`echo -n "${status}" 2> /dev/null | grep "renamed:" &> /dev/null; echo "$?"`
	deleted=`echo -n "${status}" 2> /dev/null | grep "deleted:" &> /dev/null; echo "$?"`
	bits=''
	if [ "${renamed}" == "0" ]; then
		bits=">${bits}"
	fi
	if [ "${ahead}" == "0" ]; then
		bits="*${bits}"
	fi
	if [ "${newfile}" == "0" ]; then
		bits="+${bits}"
	fi
	if [ "${untracked}" == "0" ]; then
		bits="?${bits}"
	fi
	if [ "${deleted}" == "0" ]; then
		bits="x${bits}"
	fi
	if [ "${dirty}" == "0" ]; then
		bits="!${bits}"
	fi
	if [ ! "${bits}" == "" ]; then
		echo " ${bits}"
	else
		echo ""
	fi
}

# export PS1="\[\e[32;40m\]\u\[\e[m\]\[\e[37m\]@\[\e[m\]\[\e[32;40m\]\h\[\e[m\]:\[\e[37m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[35m\]\`parse_git_branch\`\[\e[m\] \\$ "


if [ "$color_prompt" = yes ]; then
# [\e[1;3;32m\] -> bold, italic and green
# \e[3;37m\] -> italic, white
# \e[3;37m\] -> italic, light grey
PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[3;37m\]\u\[\e[m\]\[\e[3;m\]@\[\e[m\]\[\e[3;37m\]\h\[\e[m\]:\[\e[1;3;32m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;35m\]$(parse_git_branch)\[\e[m\]\\$ '

# using colors green - blue - (git stuff in parentheses)
# PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\e[3;32m\]\u\[\e[m\]\[\e[3;m\]@\[\e[m\]\[\e[3;32m\]\h\[\e[m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;35m\]$(parse_git_branch)\[\e[m\]\\$ '
else
 PS1='${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w$(parse_git_branch)\$ '
fi

# ############# CUSTOMIZING THE BASH TERMINAL ABOVE #######################

Some useful links

http://ezprompt.net/ To easily create a prompt for your terminal.
https://www.booleanworld.com/customizing-coloring-bash-prompt/ Explaining the possible customizations of the bash prompt
https://www.growingwiththeweb.com/2015/05/colours-in-gnome-terminal.html More explanations about the colors in the terminal

psatler/Bash prompt coloring.md

Current set up

Some useful links