Bash Customizing PS1 Show git branch name in terminal prompt
Example
You can have functions in the PS1 variable, just make sure to single quote it or use escape for special chars:
gitPS1(){
gitps1=$(git branch 2>/dev/null | grep '*')
gitps1="${gitps1:+ (${gitps1/#\* /})}"
echo "$gitps1"
}
PS1='\u@\h:\w$(gitPS1)$ '
It will give you a prompt like this:
user@Host:/path (master)$
Notes:
- Make the changes in
~/.bashrcor/etc/bashrcor~/.bash_profileor~./profilefile (depending on the OS) and save it. - Run
source ~/.bashrc(distro specific) after saving the file.
