Color your bash.

bash_colored

1. Open Terminal move to your home folder:
  `cd ~`

2. Enable git colors:
  `git config --global color.ui true`

3. Make a file called ".colors":
  `touch .colors`

4. Open .colors and paste the following:
  ```bash
  ## Colors
  # Reset
  off='\033[0m'       # Text Reset
  
  # Regular Colors
  black='\033[0;30m'        # Black
  red='\033[0;31m'          # Red
  green='\033[0;32m'        # Green
  yellow='\033[0;33m'       # Yellow
  blue='\033[0;34m'         # Blue
  purple='\033[0;35m'       # Purple
  cyan='\033[0;36m'         # Cyan
  white='\033[0;37m'        # White
  
  # Bold
  Black='\033[1;30m'       # Black
  Red='\033[1;31m'         # Red
  Green='\033[1;32m'       # Green
  Yellow='\033[1;33m'      # Yellow
  Blue='\033[1;34m'        # Blue
  Purple='\033[1;35m'      # Purple
  Cyan='\033[1;36m'        # Cyan
  White='\033[1;37m'       # White
  
  # Underline
  _black_='\033[4;30m'       # Black
  _red_='\033[4;31m'         # Red
  _green_='\033[4;32m'       # Green
  _yellow_='\033[4;33m'      # Yellow
  _blue_='\033[4;34m'        # Blue
  _purple_='\033[4;35m'      # Purple
  _cyan_='\033[4;36m'        # Cyan
  _white_='\033[4;37m'       # White
  
  # Background
  on_black='\033[0;40m'       # Black
  on_red='\033[0;41m'         # Red
  on_green='\033[0;42m'       # Green
  on_yellow='\033[0;43m'      # Yellow
  on_blue='\033[0;44m'        # Blue
  on_purple='\033[0;45m'      # Purple
  on_cyan='\033[0;46m'        # Cyan
  on_white='\033[0;47m'       # White
  
  # High Intensty
  bLACK='\033[0;90m'       # Black
  rED='\033[0;91m'         # Red
  gREEN='\033[0;92m'       # Green
  yELLOW='\033[0;93m'      # Yellow
  bLUE='\033[0;94m'        # Blue
  pURPLE='\033[0;95m'      # Purple
  cYAN='\033[0;96m'        # Cyan
  wHITE='\033[0;97m'       # White
  
  # Bold High Intensty
  BLACK='\033[1;90m'      # Black
  RED='\033[1;91m'        # Red
  GREEN='\033[1;92m'      # Green
  YELLOW='\033[1;93m'     # Yellow
  BLUE='\033[1;94m'       # Blue
  PURPLE='\033[1;95m'     # Purple
  CYAN='\033[1;96m'       # Cyan
  WHITE='\033[1;97m'      # White
  
  # High Intensty backgrounds
  on_BLACK='\033[0;100m'   # Black
  on_RED='\033[0;101m'     # Red
  on_GREEN='\033[0;102m'   # Green
  on_YELLOW='\033[0;103m'  # Yellow
  on_BLUE='\033[0;104m'    # Blue
  on_PURPLE='\033[10;95m'  # Purple
  on_CYAN='\033[0;106m'    # Cyan
  on_WHITE='\033[0;107m'   # White
```
5. Open .bash_profile and add the following line:

  `source ~/.colors`

6. Add the following lines to .bash_profile

  ```
    export GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=true
    export GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=true
    export CLICOLOR=1
  ```
  
7. Below the lines from step #6 add the following function:

  ```
    function color_my_prompt {
      local user_and_host="\[${wHITE}\][\u]"
      local current_location="\[${wHITE}\]\W"
      local git_branch_color="\[${pURPLE}\]"
      local git_branch='`git branch 2> /dev/null | grep -e ^* | sed -E  s/^\\\\\*\ \(.+\)$/\(\\\\\1\)\ /`'
      local prompt_tail="\[${wHITE}\]$"
      local last_color="\[${off}\]"
      export PS1="$user_and_host $current_location $git_branch_color$git_branch$prompt_tail$last_color "
    }
  ```

8. Below the function from step #7 add:
  
  `color_my_prompt`

8. In Terminal type:

  `source .bash_profile`
  
### References
* [Colors In Git](http://git-scm.com/book/en/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration#Colors-in-Git)
* [Stackoverflow](http://dev-spout.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-terminal-colors-git-prompt.html)
* [Terminal Colors in Git Prompt](http://dev-spout.blogspot.com/2011/07/mac-terminal-colors-git-prompt.html)