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Add colored git branch name to your shell prompt
# Credits: http://qugstart.com/blog/git-and-svn/add-colored-git-branch-name-to-your-shell-prompt/
function parse_git_branch_and_add_brackets {
git branch --no-color 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/\ \[\1\]/'
}
PS1="\h:\W \u\[\033[0;32m\]\$(parse_git_branch_and_add_brackets) \[\033[0m\]\$ "
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