This is a SUPER handy bash_prompt update. Source this at the end of your .bash_profile, and your command line while in git repo directories adds some awesome information. Example: http://cl.ly/image/1A0c1D3R2H1R Adapted from https://github.com/necolas/dotfiles/blob/master/shell/bash_prompt

.bash_prompt

#!/bin/bash

# bash_prompt

# Example:
# nicolas@host: ~/.dotfiles on master[+!?$]
# $

# Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/DSJ1G.png
# iTerm2 prefs: import Solarized theme (disable bright colors for bold text)
# Color ref: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Xterm256_color_names_for_console_Vim
# More tips: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html


if [[ $COLORTERM = gnome-* && $TERM = xterm ]] && infocmp gnome-256color >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        export TERM=gnome-256color
elif infocmp xterm-256color >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        export TERM=xterm-256color
fi

tput sgr 0 0

# Base styles and color palette
# Solarized colors
# https://github.com/altercation/solarized/tree/master/iterm2-colors-solarized
BOLD=$(tput bold)
RESET=$(tput sgr0)
SOLAR_YELLOW=$(tput setaf 136)
SOLAR_ORANGE=$(tput setaf 166)
SOLAR_RED=$(tput setaf 124)
SOLAR_MAGENTA=$(tput setaf 125)
SOLAR_VIOLET=$(tput setaf 61)
SOLAR_BLUE=$(tput setaf 33)
SOLAR_CYAN=$(tput setaf 37)
SOLAR_GREEN=$(tput setaf 64)
SOLAR_WHITE=$(tput setaf 254)
GRAY=$(tput setaf 252)

style_user="\[${RESET}${SOLAR_GREEN}\]"
style_host="\[${RESET}${SOLAR_GREEN}\]"
style_path="\[${RESET}${SOLAR_GREEN}\]"
style_chars="\[${RESET}${GRAY}\]"
style_branch="${SOLAR_CYAN}"

if [[ "$SSH_TTY" ]]; then
    # connected via ssh
    style_host="\[${BOLD}${SOLAR_RED}\]"
elif [[ "$USER" == "root" ]]; then
    # logged in as root
    style_user="\[${BOLD}${SOLAR_RED}\]"
fi

is_git_repo() {
    $(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree &> /dev/null)
}

is_git_dir() {
    $(git rev-parse --is-inside-git-dir 2> /dev/null)
}

get_git_branch() {
    local branch_name

    branch_name=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) ||
    # Otherwise, just give up
    branch_name="(unknown)"

    printf $branch_name
}

# Git status information
prompt_git() {
    local git_info git_state uc us ut st

    if ! is_git_repo || is_git_dir; then
        return 1
    fi

    git_info=$(get_git_branch)

    # Check for uncommitted changes in the index
    if ! $(git diff --quiet --ignore-submodules --cached); then
        uc="${SOLAR_GREEN}+"
    fi

    # Check for unstaged changes
    if ! $(git diff-files --quiet --ignore-submodules --); then
        us="${SOLAR_RED}!"
    fi

    # Check for untracked files
    if [ -n "$(git ls-files --others --exclude-standard)" ]; then
        ut="${SOLAR_ORANGE}?"
    fi

    # Check for stashed files
    if $(git rev-parse --verify refs/stash &>/dev/null); then
        st="${SOLAR_YELLOW}$"
    fi

    git_state=$uc$us$ut$st

    # Combine the branch name and state information
    if [[ $git_state ]]; then
        git_info="$git_info${SOLAR_CYAN}[$git_state${SOLAR_CYAN}]"
    fi

    # You know you’re on `gh-pages`, right? *Right*?
    if [[ $git_info == "gh-pages" ]]; then
        style_branch="${SOLAR_BLUE}"
    fi

    # Don’t screw up `stable`.
    if [[ $git_info == *stable* ]]; then
        style_branch="${SOLAR_RED}"
    fi

    printf "${SOLAR_WHITE} on ${style_branch}${git_info}"
}


# Set the terminal title to the current working directory
PS1="\[\033]0;\w\007\]"
# Build the prompt
PS1+="\n" # Newline
PS1+="${style_user}\u" # Username
PS1+="${style_chars}@" # @
PS1+="${style_host}\h" # Host
PS1+="${style_chars}: " # :
PS1+="${style_path}\w" # Working directory
PS1+="\$(prompt_git)" # Git details
PS1+="\n" # Newline
PS1+="${style_chars}\$ \[${RESET}\]" # $ (and reset color)