ghetto bash-prompt git-status

There are tons of awesome and beautiful bash-prompt and zsh-prompt git-status scripts out there.
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=bash+prompt+git+status&t=ffab&ia=software

You can find stuff like this for zsh and bash:


But this is NOT that.

I’m not a heavy developer, i just wanted something quick and easy. Enter my “ghetto bash-prompt git-status”

	# append your ~/.bashrc to include
	# PROMPT_COMMAND=~/path/to/gitstatus.sh
	# skip a line irregardless
	echo
	echo $'\e[7m' $(date +"%b %d; %H:%M:%S")' '$'\e[m' #date in reverse color
	# only run if in a git repo root
	if [[ -e .git ]] ; then
	#if you dont want to see modified files, uncomment pipe to head
	git status -uno -sb #| head -n1
	fi

view raw gitstatus.sh hosted with ❤ by GitHub

This will NOT change your existing prompt, it simply executes as the last instruction before your prompt is displayed.

If you want something better, look into:
- https://github.com/magicmonty/bash-git-prompt
- https://gist.github.com/clux/864a4168712b9c28515a27de77f7c503
- https://github.com/riobard/bash-powerline
- https://github.com/taketwo/powerline-shell
- https://github.com/brujoand/sbp
- http://volnitsky.com/project/git-prompt/


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