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Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (zsh)

Ola answered on July 13, 2021 Popularity 5/10 Helpfulness 2/10

answer Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (zsh)

Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (zsh)

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function parse_git_branch() {
    git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -n -e 's/^\* \(.*\)/[\1]/p'
}

COLOR_DEF=$'\e[0m'
COLOR_USR=$'\e[38;5;243m'
COLOR_DIR=$'\e[38;5;197m'
COLOR_GIT=$'\e[38;5;39m'
setopt PROMPT_SUBST
export PROMPT='${COLOR_USR}%n ${COLOR_DIR}%~ ${COLOR_GIT}$(parse_git_branch)${COLOR_DEF} $ '

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