bash_profile

bashprofile.txt

#show (colored) git branch name in prompt


parse_git_branch() {
     git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
}
export PS1="\u@\h \[\033[32m\]\w\[\033[33m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] $ "

https://coderwall.com/p/fasnya/add-git-branch-name-to-bash-prompt

SO "Thanks for this. I just added a function to my .bashrc:

function stit() {
    echo -n -e "\033]0;$1\007"
}

In my mind "stit" = a convenient shortcut for "set_title". And now when I want to set the title of my windows on the fly, I type:

stit "new window title"