Add your git branch name to your bash prompt and color the prompt. Put this in your bash.rc or whatever

gistfile1.txt

# From http://trevmex.com/post/7320627392/how-to-add-git-and-subversion-info-to-a-bash-prompt
function parse_git_dirty {
  [[ $(git status 2> /dev/null | tail -n1) != "nothing to commit (working directory clean)" ]] && echo "*"
}

function parse_git_branch {
  ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
  echo " ("${ref#refs/heads/}$(parse_git_dirty)")"
}

function parse_svn_repo2 {
  info=$(svn info 2> /dev/null) || return
  root=$(echo $info | sed -e 's/^.*URL: //g' -e 's,.*/,,g' -e 's/ .*//g')
  revision=$(echo $info | sed -e 's/^.*Revision: //g' -e 's/ .*//g')
  echo " ($root:$revision)"
}

RED="\[\033[0;34m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
GREEN="\[\033[0;36m\]"
NORMAL="\[\033[0m\]"

export PS1="$RED\u@\h:$GREEN\W$YELLOW\$(parse_git_branch)\$(parse_svn_repo2)$NORMAL\$ "