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    # Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (Mac)
    # Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (Linux/Mac)

    ![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1700322/8341607/93e820d6-1a8b-11e5-81c8-3dd429270068.png)

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    export PS1="\u@\h \W\[\033[32m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] $ "
    ```

    By MARTIN FITZPATRICK at http://martinfitzpatrick.name/article/add-git-branch-name-to-terminal-prompt-mac/
    By MARTIN FITZPATRICK at http://martinfitzpatrick.name/article/add-git-branch-name-to-terminal-prompt-mac/

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    # Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (Mac)

    ![image](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1700322/8341607/93e820d6-1a8b-11e5-81c8-3dd429270068.png)

    Open `~/.bash_profile` in your favorite editor and add the following content to the bottom.

    ```sh
    # Git branch in prompt.

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

    export PS1="\u@\h \W\[\033[32m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] $ "
    ```

    By MARTIN FITZPATRICK at http://martinfitzpatrick.name/article/add-git-branch-name-to-terminal-prompt-mac/