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Weblog:   Changing your bash prompt hostname in Tiger
Subject:   Adding the CVS branch name to your prompt
Date:   2005-10-26 09:56:33
From:   MatthewDoar
If you tend to forget which branch you're working on, this incantation adds (and colors) the branch name to the prompt.




export PS1="[\u@\h\$(if  [ -d CVS ]; then if [ -e CVS/Tag ]; then cat CVS/Tag | sed -e 's/^T/ /' | sed -e 's/^N/ /' | sed -e 's/^D/ Date /' | sed -e 's/_BRANCH/\[\033]12;blue\007\]/'; else echo ' \[\033]12;black\007\]MAIN' ; fi; else echo '

\[\033]12;black\007\]' ;fi) \W]\\$ "