git branch on bash line

This little code, if placed in to your ~/.bash_profile file will reveal what git branch you are working on.

parse_git_branch() {
        git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* (.*)/(1)/'
}
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
        PS1="w$(parse_git_branch) $ "
fi

Tags: Server bash git

First Created: 2011-06-21T04:52:48Z
Last Modified: 2026-04-05 19:35