Git prompt for Bash shell

git-prompt.sh

# Reference https://gist.github.com/justintv/168835
# Used in Elementery OS terminal
# Add to ~/.bashrc file

# Sets the Git branch name in the PS1 prompt
function git_prompt_setter() {
  local RED="\\\[\\\033[1;31m\\\]"
  local NORMAL="\\\[\\\033[00m\\\]"
  # Modifies the existing prompt and adds the git branch name
  PS1=$(echo $PS1 | sed 's/\(\\\?[$#]\)\s*$/'"$RED"'\$\(__git_ps1\)'"$NORMAL"'\1 / ' )
}

git_prompt_setter