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Created April 12, 2011 14:30
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best bash prompt ever
function parse_git_branch {
ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
echo "("${ref#refs/heads/}")"
}
# PS1 prompt color vars
export PROMPT_DIRTRIM='2' #only works with bash 4.x
RED="\[\033[1;31m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
WHITE="\[\033[0;37m\]"
PURPLE="\[\033[1;35m\]"
BLUE="\[\033[0;34m\]"
TIME="[\t]"
DIRNAME="\w"
export PS1="$PURPLE$DIRNAME$RED\$(parse_git_branch)$YELLOW\$$WHITE "
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