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Show branch in terminal Ubuntu
# Add in ~/.bashrc or ~/.bash_profile
function parse_git_branch () {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/(\1)/'
}
RED="\[\033[01;31m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[01;33m\]"
GREEN="\[\033[01;32m\]"
BLUE="\[\033[01;34m\]"
NO_COLOR="\[\033[00m\]"
# without host
PS1="$GREEN\u$NO_COLOR:$BLUE\w$YELLOW\$(parse_git_branch)$NO_COLOR\$ "
# with host
# PS1="$GREEN\u@\h$NO_COLOR:$BLUE\w$YELLOW\$(parse_git_branch)$NO_COLOR\$ "
@amjarmed
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thanks

@psk001
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psk001 commented Feb 19, 2024

doesnt work on ubuntu 22 , just displays
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@fcuantico
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I am using Ubuntu 22.04.3 and this video was helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBVub5BbxdI
I did the following changes:
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Screenshot from 2024-02-20 18-56-02

The commented lines where the original values.

Hope this helps!

@EdgarPozas
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Thanks!

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