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add current git branch to shell prompt
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git-prompt.bash
function parse_git_branch {
ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
echo "#"${ref#refs/heads/}
}
export PS1="\u@\h:\w\[\e[31;40m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\e[0m\] \$ "
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To make this update on every prompt (like when changing dirs), you'll want to tie it into PROMPT_COMMAND

function decorate_prompt {
  export PS1="\u@\h:\w\[\e[31;40m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\e[0m\] \$ "
}
export PROMPT_COMMAND=decorate_prompt

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