setup-bash-vcs-prompt

Customize and colorize your bash prompt to include any version control info along with other common info.

Resulting prompt format is: "<user>@<host>:(<vcs-info>) <working-directory> > "

Note: "(<vcs-info>)" is only included when the <working-directory> is connected to a VCS.

Example prompts:

  # non vcs directory
  fpedroza@myMachine: ~/depot > 

  # git connected directory
  fpedroza@myMachine:(git::master) ~/depot/setup-bash-vcs-prompt > 

  # svn connected directory
  fpedroza@myMachine:(svn::/jig) ~/depot/jig > 

Thanks to http://hocuspokus.net/2009/07/add-git-and-svn-branch-to-bash-prompt for the jump start

Installation Instructions

Simply soure the file setup-bash-vcs-prompt.sh in your bash setup. For example, in my .profile file I have the following:

  source ~/depot/setup-bash-vcs-prompt/setup-bash-vcs-prompt.sh