Show git branch name on command prompt. Put this in your ~/.bash_profile or whatever your OS uses, then restart your terminal and cd to a git folder. It should look something like: yourname@machine /path/to/project [my-branchname] $ UPDATE: the `with_stashes.sh` version also shows the number of entries in your git stash on the command prompt. Sc…

gistfile1.sh

parse_git_branch() {
  git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ \[\1\]/'
}

# git branch on command prompt
if [[ ${EUID} == 0 ]] ; then
  PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[01;35m\]$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[01;34m\] \$ \[\033[00m\]'
else
	PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;00m\]\w\[\033[00;33m\]$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] \$ '
fi

# Change the window title of X terminals
PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${PWD/$HOME/~}:$(parse_git_branch)\007"'

with_stashes.sh

# stash
count_git_stash() {
	git stash list 2> /dev/null | wc -l | sed 's/^ *//g'
}
render_git_stash() {
	if [[ $(count_git_stash) ]]; then 
		echo " Stashed: $(count_git_stash)"
	fi
}		

# git branch on command prompt
parse_git_branch() {
	git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ \[\1\]/'
}
if [[ ${EUID} == 0 ]] ; then
	PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[01;35m\]$(parse_git_branch)$(render_git_stash)\[\033[01;34m\] \$ \[\033[00m\]'
else
	PS1='\[\033[01;31m\]\u@\h \[\033[01;00m\]\w\[\033[00;33m\]$(parse_git_branch)$(render_git_stash)\[\033[00m\] \$ '
fi

# Change the window title of X terminals
PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${PWD/$HOME/~}:$(parse_git_branch)\007"'

or ~/.bashrc in linux

great thx