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I want to have my command prompt to not display my username, but to show what git branch I am currently in. In other words, this is what I want:

[master]$ ls
README INSTAL whatever.py
[master]$ git checkout other-branch
[other-branch]$ 

Is there a way to have the prompt customized that much?

linux bash git

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I want to have my command prompt to not display my username, but to show what git branch I am currently in. In other words, this is what I want:

[master]$ ls
README INSTAL whatever.py
[master]$ git checkout other-branch
[other-branch]$ 

Is there a way to have the prompt customized that much?

linux bash git

share|improve this question

edited Apr 26 at 4:26

Michael Hampton♦

176k27322653

asked Jan 23 '12 at 5:53

Alexander BirdAlexander Bird

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add a comment | 

I want to have my command prompt to not display my username, but to show what git branch I am currently in. In other words, this is what I want:

[master]$ ls
README INSTAL whatever.py
[master]$ git checkout other-branch
[other-branch]$ 

Is there a way to have the prompt customized that much?

linux bash git

share|improve this question

edited Apr 26 at 4:26

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176k27322653

asked Jan 23 '12 at 5:53

Alexander BirdAlexander Bird

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[master]$ ls
README INSTAL whatever.py
[master]$ git checkout other-branch
[other-branch]$ 

share|improve this question

edited Apr 26 at 4:26

Michael Hampton♦

176k27322653

asked Jan 23 '12 at 5:53

Alexander BirdAlexander Bird

2911414

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edited Apr 26 at 4:26

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edited Apr 26 at 4:26

Michael Hampton♦

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edited Apr 26 at 4:26

Michael Hampton♦

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asked Jan 23 '12 at 5:53

Alexander BirdAlexander Bird

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asked Jan 23 '12 at 5:53

Alexander BirdAlexander Bird

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PS1='[`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null`]$ '

see here for help on the particular git command used. The key for me was to realize that I can plug arbitrary commands into the PS1 environment variable :)

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PS1='[`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null`]$ '

see here for help on the particular git command used. The key for me was to realize that I can plug arbitrary commands into the PS1 environment variable :)

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PS1='[`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null`]$ '

see here for help on the particular git command used. The key for me was to realize that I can plug arbitrary commands into the PS1 environment variable :)

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PS1='[`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null`]$ '

see here for help on the particular git command used. The key for me was to realize that I can plug arbitrary commands into the PS1 environment variable :)

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PS1='[`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null`]$ '

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