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Created September 28, 2012 11:31
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better bash prompt with git branch
#source: http://asemanfar.com/Current-Git-Branch-in-Bash-Prompt
c_cyan=`tput setaf 6`
c_red=`tput setaf 1`
c_green=`tput setaf 2`
c_sgr0=`tput sgr0`
parse_git_branch ()
{
if git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1
then
gitver=$(git branch 2>/dev/null| sed -n '/^\*/s/^\* //p')
else
return 0
fi
echo -e $gitver
}
branch_color ()
{
if git rev-parse --git-dir >/dev/null 2>&1
then
color=""
if git diff --quiet 2>/dev/null >&2
then
color="${c_green}"
else
color=${c_red}
fi
else
return 0
fi
echo -ne $color
}
PS1='[\[$(branch_color)\]$(parse_git_branch)\[${c_sgr0}\]] \u@\[${c_red}\]\w\[${c_sgr0}\]: '
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