Show git branch name on command prompt. Put this in your ~/.bash_profile or whatever your OS uses, then restart your terminal and cd to a git folder. It should look something like: yourname@machine /path/to/project [my-branchname] $

gistfile1.txt

# git branch on command prompt
parse_git_branch() {
  git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ \[\1\]/'
}
if [[ ${EUID} == 0 ]] ; then
	PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[01;35m\]$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[01;34m\] \$ \[\033[00m\]'
else
	PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;00m\]\w\[\033[00;33m\]$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] \$ '
fi