bash show current git branch code example

Example 1: how to get current git branch

git branch --show-current

Example 2: git branch in my bash prompt

parse_git_branch() {
     git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
}
export PS1="\u@\h \[\033[32m\]\w\[\033[33m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] $ "

Example 3: how to check current branch in git

git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
// To check the current branch

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