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# Git Aware Prompt
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Working with Git and its great branching/merging features is
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amazing. Constantly switching branches can be confusing though as you have to
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run `git status` to see which branch you're currently on.
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The solution to this is to have your terminal prompt display the current
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branch. There's a [number][1] [of][2] [articles][3] [available][4] online
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about how to achieve this. This project is an attempt to make an easy to
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install/configure solution.
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[1]: http://aaroncrane.co.uk/2009/03/git_branch_prompt/
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[2]: http://railstips.org/2009/2/2/bedazzle-your-bash-prompt-with-git-info
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[3]: http://techblog.floorplanner.com/2008/12/14/working-with-git-branches/
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[4]: http://www.intridea.com/2009/2/2/git-status-in-your-prompt
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## Overview
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If you `cd` to a Git working directory, you will see the current Git branch
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name displayed in your terminal prompt. When you're not in a Git working
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directory, your prompt works like normal.
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## Installation
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Clone the project to a `.bash` folder in your home directory:
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```bash
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mkdir ~/.bash
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cd ~/.bash
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git clone https://github.com/jimeh/git-aware-prompt.git
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```
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Edit your `~/.bash_profile` or `~/.profile` or `~/.bashrc` (for Ubuntu) and add the following to the top:
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```bash
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export GITAWAREPROMPT=~/.bash/git-aware-prompt
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source "${GITAWAREPROMPT}/main.sh"
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```
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## Configuring
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Once installed, there will be new `$git_branch` and `$git_dirty` variables
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available to use in the `PS1` environment variable, along with a number of
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color helper variables which you can see a list of in [colors.sh][].
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[colors.sh]: https://github.com/jimeh/git-aware-prompt/blob/master/colors.sh
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If you want to know more about how to customize your prompt, I recommend
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this article: [How to: Change / Setup bash custom prompt (PS1)][how-to]
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[how-to]: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html
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### Suggested Prompts
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Below are a few suggested prompt configurations. Simply paste the code at the
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end of the same file you pasted the installation code into earlier.
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#### Mac OS X
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```bash
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export PS1="\u@\h \W \[\$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[\$txtred\]\$git_dirty\[\$txtrst\]\$ "
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```
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Optionally, if you want a nice pretty prompt when using `sudo -s`, also add
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this line:
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```bash
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export SUDO_PS1="\[$bakred\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\$ "
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```
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#### Ubuntu
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Standard:
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```bash
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export PS1="\${debian_chroot:+(\$debian_chroot)}\u@\h:\w \[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtred\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
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```
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Colorized:
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```bash
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export PS1="\${debian_chroot:+(\$debian_chroot)}\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\] \[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtred\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
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```
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#### Windows
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```bash
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export PS1="\[\033]0;$MSYSTEM:\w\007\033[32m\]\u@\h:\[\033[33m\w \[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtred\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\033[0m\]\$ "
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```
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## Updating
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Assuming you followed the default installation instructions and cloned this
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repo to `~/.bash/git-aware-prompt`:
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```bash
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cd ~/.bash/git-aware-prompt
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git pull
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```
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## Usage Tips
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To view other user's tips, please check the
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[Usage Tips](https://github.com/jimeh/git-aware-prompt/wiki/Usage-Tips) wiki
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page. Or if you have tips of your own, feel free to add them :)
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## License
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[CC0 1.0 Universal](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
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