Adding GIT branch in PS1 on terminal

Submitted by Jochus on Thu, 16/02/2017 - 11:23 | Posted in: Linux
Linux


I've updated my PS1 variable to the content below. By doing this change, I'm printing the GIT branch I'm currently working on. As I am working on different projects, it helps me indicating if I'm working on the correct branch for a specific project or not:

Original value:

${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$

New value:
${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]\[\033[01;33m\]$(__git_ps1)\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\$

So the part I've added (first block indicates the yellow color, second block executes the __git_ps1 command)

\[\033[01;33m\]$(__git_ps1)

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