find_git_branch() { local branch # Based on: http://stackoverflow.com/a/13003854/170413 if branch=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null) then if [[ -z "$branch" ]]; then branch='detached' fi git_branch="($branch)" else git_branch="" fi } find_git_dirty() { if [[ -z "$git_branch" ]] then git_dirty='' else # Based on: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2659808/170413 if git diff-files --quiet then git_dirty='' else git_dirty='*' fi fi } PROMPT_COMMAND="find_git_branch; find_git_dirty; $PROMPT_COMMAND" # Default Git enabled prompt with dirty state # export PS1="\u@\h \w\[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtylw\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ " # Another variant: # export PS1="\[$bldgrn\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\[$bldylw\]\$git_branch\[$txtcyn\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ " # Default Git enabled root prompt (for use with "sudo -s") # export SUDO_PS1="\[$bakred\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\$ "