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function parse_git_branch {
ref=$(git symbolic-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) || return
echo "("${ref#refs/heads/}") "
}
YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
PS1="\$(date +%H:%M) \w$YELLOW \$(parse_git_branch)\[\e[m\]\$ "
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based on http://railstips.org/blog/archives/2009/02/02/bedazzle-your-bash-prompt-with-git-info/
using 1.7.9 (though I believe the above git syntax requires >1.6 )

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add to your .bash_profile !

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