reinvanoyen/terminal-prompt-git-branch-zsh.md

## terminal-prompt-git-branch-zsh.md

      
    Raw
  

              terminal-prompt-git-branch-zsh.md
            
          
    Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (zsh)

Updated for MacOS with zsh


Catalina
Big Sur
Monterey
Ventura
Sonoma


Install

Open ~/.zshrc in your favorite editor and add the following content to the bottom.
function parse_git_branch() {
    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -n -e 's/^\* \(.*\)/[\1]/p'
}

COLOR_DEF=$'%f'
COLOR_USR=$'%F{243}'
COLOR_DIR=$'%F{197}'
COLOR_GIT=$'%F{39}'
setopt PROMPT_SUBST
export PROMPT='${COLOR_USR}%n ${COLOR_DIR}%~ ${COLOR_GIT}$(parse_git_branch)${COLOR_DEF} $ '
Reload and apply adjustments

To reload and apply adjustments to the formatting use source ~/.zshrc in the zsh shell.
Credits


Thank you benP2ER for the useful additions in his comment
Original gist by Jose Quintana: Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (Linux/Mac)