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Show git branch in Ubuntu (18.04) bash prompt
# All credits to https://coderwall.com/p/fasnya/add-git-branch-name-to-bash-prompt
parse_git_branch() {
git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
}
export PS1="${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\\[\033[33m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\]\$ " #ubuntu way
force_color_prompt=yes
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