Show actual git branch in prompt
To show the actual git branch of a project when you are in bash put the following function into your profile (e.g. .bash_profile):
get_git_branch() {
local br=$(git branch 2> /dev/null | grep "*" | sed 's/* //g')
[ -n "$br" ] && echo " @$br"
}and set your prompt accordingly:
export PS1='\\u@\\h:\\w$(get_git_branch) \\$ '
(Replace double-slashes above with single-slashes!)
For example, go into a project and see the shell prompt expands with the actual branch:
rbe@rbemac3:~ $ cd project/odisee/ rbe@rbemac3:~/project/odisee @master $
Create a new branch:
rbe@rbemac3:~/project/odisee @master $ git branch -a * master remotes/github/master remotes/origin/master rbe@rbemac3:~/project/odisee @master $ git checkout -b rel2 M grootils Switched to a new branch 'rel2'
And again, the prompt changed:
rbe@rbemac3:~/project/odisee @rel2 $
HTH.
