Configure Bash Prompt for Git

 git-prompt.sh script shipped with the git package. Add the following lines to your ~/.bashrc file.


source /usr/share/git-core/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
export GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=true
export GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=true
export PS1='[\u@\h \W$(declare -F __git_ps1 &>/dev/null && __git_ps1 " (%s)")]\$ '

For a fancy coloured prompt try this:export $PS1='\[\033[0;32m\]✔\[\033[0;0m\] \[\033[0;33m\]\w\[\033[0;0m\] [\[\033[0;35m\]${GIT_BRANCH}\[\033[0;0m\]|\[\033[0;34m\]✚ 10\[\033[0;0m\]\[\033[0;36m\]…26\[\033[0;0m\]\[\033[0;0m\]] \n\[\033[0;37m\]$(date +%H:%M)\[\
033[0;0m\] $ '