Git branch in the bash prompt (PS1) OS X. My goal was not to use bash it or oh-my-zsh :) With this script your prompt shell will end like this: ~/my_name/a_dir_with_a_git_project [current_git_branch_name] >>

.bash_profile

# Your stuffs

PATH="$PATH:/Users/your_name/bin" # add the python script to your path
PS1='\w [$(git_branch)] >> ' # the magic are the single quotes ;)

# more of your stuffs

git_branch.py

#!usr/bin/python
 import subprocess
 import sys

 branches = subprocess.Popen(["git", "branch"], stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.STDOUT).communicate()[0]

 name = '-'

 for branch in branches.split("\n"):
   if branch.find('*') > -1:
      name = branch.split('*')[-1].strip()

 sys.stdout.write(name)