This is my git prompt for terminal. Just add the text to your ~/.profile file. Based on the following links http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html https://github.com/jimeh/git-aware-prompt http://www.developerzen.com/2011/01/10/show-the-current-git-branch-in-your-command-prompt/

gitprompt

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

# Regular
txtblk='\e[0;30m' # Black
txtred='\e[0;31m' # Red
txtgrn='\e[0;32m' # Green
txtylw='\e[0;33m' # Yellow
txtblu='\e[0;34m' # Blue
txtpur='\e[0;35m' # Purple
txtcyn='\e[0;36m' # Cyan
txtwht='\e[0;37m' # White

# Bold
bldblk='\e[1;30m' # Black
bldred='\e[1;31m' # Red
bldgrn='\e[1;32m' # Green
bldylw='\e[1;33m' # Yellow
bldblu='\e[1;34m' # Blue
bldpur='\e[1;35m' # Purple
bldcyn='\e[1;36m' # Cyan
bldwht='\e[1;37m' # White

# Underline
unkblk='\e[4;30m' # Black
undred='\e[4;31m' # Red
undgrn='\e[4;32m' # Green
undylw='\e[4;33m' # Yellow
undblu='\e[4;34m' # Blue
undpur='\e[4;35m' # Purple
undcyn='\e[4;36m' # Cyan
undwht='\e[4;37m' # White

# Background
bakblk='\e[40m'   # Black
bakred='\e[41m'   # Red
bakgrn='\e[42m'   # Green
bakylw='\e[43m'   # Yellow
bakblu='\e[44m'   # Blue
bakpur='\e[45m'   # Purple
bakcyn='\e[46m'   # Cyan
bakwht='\e[47m'   # White
txtrst='\e[0m'    # Text Reset
 
NO_COLOUR="\[\033[0m\]"
 
PS1="$txtblk\W$bldgrn\$(parse_git_branch)$NO_COLOUR\$ "