Pretty bash command prompt that supports GIT and Python virtual environments. Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/qP6VFgh.png Copy/paste into your ~/.bashrc

prompt.sh

# colorize some commands
export CLICOLOR=1
export LSCOLORS=gxBxhxDxfxhxhxhxhxcxcx

# defs for prompt...
RED="\[\033[0;31m\]"
PINK="\[\033[1;31m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[1;33m\]"
GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
LT_GREEN="\[\033[1;32m\]"
BLUE="\[\033[0;34m\]"
WHITE="\[\033[1;37m\]"
PURPLE="\[\033[1;35m\]"
CYAN="\[\033[1;36m\]"
BROWN="\[\033[0;33m\]"
COLOR_NONE="\[\033[0m\]"

LIGHTNING_BOLT="⚡"
UP_ARROW="↑"
DOWN_ARROW="↓"
UD_ARROW="↕"
FF_ARROW="→"
RECYCLE="♺"
MIDDOT="•"
PLUSMINUS="±"

# prompt
function parse_git_branch {
  branch_pattern="^On branch ([^${IFS}]*)"
  remote_pattern_ahead="Your branch is ahead of"
  remote_pattern_behind="Your branch is behind"
  remote_pattern_ff="Your branch (.*) can be fast-forwarded."
  diverge_pattern="Your branch and (.*) have diverged"

  git_status="$(git status 2> /dev/null)"
  if [[ ! ${git_status} =~ ${branch_pattern} ]]; then
    # Rebasing?
    toplevel=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel 2> /dev/null)
    [[ -z "$toplevel" ]] && return

    [[ -d "$toplevel/.git/rebase-merge" || -d "$toplevel/.git/rebase-apply" ]] && {
      sha_file="$toplevel/.git/rebase-merge/stopped-sha"
      [[ -e "$sha_file" ]] && {
        sha=`cat ${sha_file}`
      }
      echo "${PINK}(rebase in progress)${COLOR_NONE} ${sha}"
    }
    return
  fi

  branch=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}

  # Dirty?
  if [[ ! ${git_status} =~ "working directory clean" ]]; then
    [[ ${git_status} =~ "modified:" ]] && {
      git_is_dirty="${RED}${LIGHTNING_BOLT}"
    }

    [[ ${git_status} =~ "Untracked files" ]] && {
      git_is_dirty="${git_is_dirty}${WHITE}${MIDDOT}"
    }

    [[ ${git_status} =~ "new file:" ]] && {
      git_is_dirty="${git_is_dirty}${LT_GREEN}+"
    }

    [[ ${git_status} =~ "deleted:" ]] && {
      git_is_dirty="${git_is_dirty}${RED}-"
    }

    [[ ${git_status} =~ "renamed:" ]] && {
      git_is_dirty="${git_is_dirty}${YELLOW}→"
    }
  fi

  # Are we ahead of, beind, or diverged from the remote?
  if [[ ${git_status} =~ ${remote_pattern_ahead} ]]; then
    remote="${YELLOW}${UP_ARROW}"
  elif [[ ${git_status} =~ ${remote_pattern_ff} ]]; then
    remote_ff="${WHITE}${FF_ARROW}"
  elif [[ ${git_status} =~ ${remote_pattern_behind} ]]; then
    remote="${YELLOW}${DOWN_ARROW}"
  elif [[ ${git_status} =~ ${diverge_pattern} ]]; then
    remote="${YELLOW}${UD_ARROW}"
  fi

  echo "${remote}${remote_ff}${GREEN}(${branch})${COLOR_NONE}${git_is_dirty}${COLOR_NONE}"
}

function set_prompt {
  git_prompt="$(parse_git_branch)"

  if [ ! -z $VIRTUAL_ENV ]; then
    venv_name="<${CYAN}venv:${VIRTUAL_ENV##*/}${COLOR_NONE}> " # last folder's name in a directory path
  else
    venv_name=""
  fi

  export PS1="${venv_name}\[\e[1m\][\w]\[\e[0m\] ${git_prompt}${COLOR_NONE}\n\[\e[1m\]\$\[\e[0m\] "
}
export PROMPT_COMMAND=set_prompt

# aliases
alias ..='cd ..'            # Go up one directory
alias ...='cd ../..'        # Go up two directories

alias s='git status'
alias gc='git commit'