# find one, or @{upstream} otherwise. Once you have set
# GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM, you can override it on a per-repository basis by
# setting the bash.showUpstream config variable.
+#
+# If you would like a colored hint about the current dirty state, set
+# GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS to a nonempty value. When tracked files are
+# modified, the branch name turns red, when all modifications are staged
+# the branch name turns yellow and when all changes are checked in, the
+# color changes to green. The colors are currently hardcoded in the function.
# __gitdir accepts 0 or 1 arguments (i.e., location)
# returns location of .git repo
# in that case it _sets_ PS1. The arguments are parts of a PS1 string.
# when both arguments are given, the first is prepended and the second appended
# to the state string when assigned to PS1.
+# In this mode you can request colored hints using GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINTS=true
__git_ps1 ()
{
local pcmode=no
local f="$w$i$s$u"
if [ $pcmode = yes ]; then
PS1="$ps1pc_start("
- PS1="$PS1$c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p"
+ if [ -n "${GIT_PS1_SHOWCOLORHINT-}" ]; then
+ local c_red='\e[31m'
+ local c_green='\e[32m'
+ local c_yellow='\e[33m'
+ local c_lblue='\e[1;34m'
+ local c_purple='\e[35m'
+ local c_cyan='\e[36m'
+ local c_clear='\e[0m'
+ local branchstring="$c${b##refs/heads/}"
+ local branch_color="$c_green"
+ local flags_color="$c_cyan"
+
+ if [ "$w" = "*" ]; then
+ branch_color="$c_red"
+ elif [ -n "$i" ]; then
+ branch_color="$c_yellow"
+ fi
+
+ # Setting PS1 directly with \[ and \] around colors
+ # is necessary to prevent wrapping issues!
+ PS1="$PS1\[$branch_color\]$branchstring\[$c_clear\]"
+ if [ -n "$f" ]; then
+ PS1="$PS1 \[$flags_color\]$f\[$c_clear\]"
+ fi
+ else
+ PS1="$PS1$c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p"
+ fi
PS1="$PS1)$ps1pc_end"
else
+ # NO color option unless in PROMPT_COMMAND mode
printf -- "$printf_format" "$c${b##refs/heads/}${f:+ $f}$r$p"
fi
fi