Note: I didn’t create any of these. They’re mostly things I picked up from working at Twitter

Add the branch name to your terminal prompt

Add Git Branch Name to Terminal Prompt (Mac)

This simple set commands in your bash profile will automatically display your current branch name.

Git Aliases

Git - Git Aliases

It gets annoying after a while to have to type “git checkout” all the time. “git co” is easier.

Git Branch Name Autocomplete

Quick Tip: Autocomplete Git Commands and Branch Names in Bash - Code Worrier

This utility makes switching branches more pleasant. Simply type “git co xx” and hit tab to get a list of branch names that match “xx”.

Putting it all together in a .bash_profile…

# 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)\[\033[00m\] $ “

# Add git auto completion to command line
if [ -f ~/.git-completion.bash ]; then
 . ~/.git-completion.bash
fi