Bash prompt like in msysgit:

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

RED="\[\033[0;31m\]"
YELLOW="\[\033[0;33m\]"
GREEN="\[\033[0;32m\]"
NO_COLOR="\[\033[0m\]"

PS1="\n$GREEN\u@\h$YELLOW \w\$(parse_git_branch)$NO_COLOR\n\$ "

Set gnome-terminal title

function set-title() {
  echo -ne "\033]0;${1}\007"
}