Bash prompt that will show the current branch you are on and its status against its remote tracking branch if necessary

git-branch-bash.sh

#Add git information to the bash prompt
function parse_git_branch {
      ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
      branch=$(git status -sb 2> /dev/null | head -1)
      echo "($branch)"
}

RED="\[\033[0;31m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
WHITE="\[\e[m\] \[\e[1;37m\]"

PS1="$GREEN\w $YELLOW \$(parse_git_branch)$WHITE\$ "