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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.
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I based this project mainly on Aaron Crane's [solution][1].
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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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mkdir ~/.bash
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cd ~/.bash
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git clone git://github.com/jimeh/git-aware-prompt.git
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Edit your `~/.profile` or `~/.bash_profile` and add the following to the top:
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export GITAWAREPROMPT=~/.bash/git-aware-prompt
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source $GITAWAREPROMPT/main.sh
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export PS1="\u@\h \w \[$txtcyn\]\$git_branch\[$txtred\]\$git_dirty\[$txtrst\]\$ "
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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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export SUDO_PS1="\[$bakred\]\u@\h\[$txtrst\] \w\$ "
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The new prompt will take effect beginning in your next session. This usually means logging out completely. To enable it in your current session, you can simply run `source ~/.profile` or `source ~/.bash_profile` (whichever you edited above) in your terminal.
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## Configuring
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If you followed the above installation instructions, you've added the default
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prompt style already by defining the `PS1` variable. If you don't know how to
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customize your prompt, I recommend you check [this][5] how-to.
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Basically, to have the current Git branch shown, simply add `$git_branch` to
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your `PS1` variable, and make sure the variable value is defined with double
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quotes. A set of color variables have also been set for you to use. For a list
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of available colors check `colors.sh`.
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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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(MIT-like license, without the requirement to keep copyright notice in
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reproductions)
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Copyright (c) 2009 Jim Myhrberg
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
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a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
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'Software'), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
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without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
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distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
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permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
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EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
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MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
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CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
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TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
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SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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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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[5]: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html
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