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git current branch
#
# 1) add function to add to your ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc (or aliases) file
#
_current_branch () {
ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2>/dev/null) || head=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD 2>/dev/null)
echo ${ref#refs/heads/}
}
#
# 2) add function call to your prompt
#
# /!\ take care to escape $ to evaluate expression each time it's displayed
#
export PS1="$PS1 \$(_current_branch) >"
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