my git bash setup

.bashrc.git

optionally_source () {
  if [[ -f $1 ]]
  then
    . $1
  fi
}

optionally_source /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
optionally_source /usr/share/doc/git/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash

GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=1
GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=1
GIT_PS1_SHOWSTASHSTATE=1
GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=1
GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM="verbose name git"
GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE=describe

if type -t __git_ps1 | grep -q function
then
  PROMPT_COMMAND='__git_ps1 "\u@\h:\w" "\\\$ "'
fi

patch_file

diff --git contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
index 07b52be..ac8fecc 100644
--- contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
+++ contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ __git_ps1_show_upstream ()
        if [[ -z "$verbose" ]]; then
                case "$count" in
                "") # no upstream
-                       p="" ;;
+                       p="&" ;;
                "0      0") # equal to upstream
                        p="=" ;;
                "0      "*) # ahead of upstream
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ __git_ps1_show_upstream ()
        else
                case "$count" in
                "") # no upstream
-                       p="" ;;
+                       p=" &" ;;
                "0      0") # equal to upstream
                        p=" u=" ;;
                "0      "*) # ahead of upstream

the patch is just because I do this:

git checkout -b some_new_branch
edit edit edit
git commit -am 'some commit message'

# sit and wait for it to show up in crucible
# finally figure out it is because I've never run 
    git push --set-upstream origin some_new_branch