get-git-branch-name

Utility to get current git branch name if the current working directory is a git repository.

Usage

branch=`get_git_branch_name`
# will print the current branch name or empty string if not in a git folder
echo $branch

Install

Run installer-for-bash.sh or installer-for-zsh.sh script. The changes will be loaded from the next terminal session you will open.

Update

Just pull the git repository to have the latest project version.

Uninstall

For bash install remove the following lines from your .bashrc:

# get git branch name
if [ -f "/path/to/get-git-branch-name.sh" ]; then
    source "/path/to/get-git-branch-name.sh"
fi

For zsh install remove the following lines from your .zshrc:

# get git branch name
if [ -f "/path/to/get-git-branch-name.sh" ]; then
    autoload bashcompinit && bashcompinit
    emulate sh -c "/path/to/get-git-branch-name.sh"
fi

License

GPL-3.0