jimeh/git-aware-prompt

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2161 stars · 332 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A small shell script project that displays the current Git branch name (and dirty state) in your terminal prompt when inside a Git working directory. It exposes $git_branch and $git_dirty variables for use in PS1 with easy installation for bash on macOS, Linux, and Windows.

Use cases

• show current git branch in terminal prompt
• see which branch I'm on without running git status
• customize bash PS1 with git branch info
• indicate dirty working directory in prompt
• easy git prompt setup for bash

When to choose

• you use bash and want a simple, lightweight git-aware prompt
• you want minimal configuration without switching shells or frameworks
• you prefer a plain script over prompt frameworks like oh-my-zsh

When to avoid

• you use zsh or fish rather than bash
• you want a full prompt framework with themes and powerline support
• you need support for other VCSs like Mercurial or SVN

Facets

cli-tool · maturity maintenance

developer-tools terminal-ui version-control developer-tools version-control windows cli shell bash prompt git-branch ps1 command-line linux macos

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