Git Completion, Git Branch in Shell Prompt

1. which git --> /usr/local/git/bin/git, so /usr/local/git is {GIT_HOME}


2. cp {GIT_HOME}/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash ~/.git-completion.sh


3. vi ~/.profile (or .bashrc if on Linux)


4. insert into end of .profile:
   

   
       source ~/.git-completion.sh
       PS1='[\u@\h \W$(__git_ps1 " (%s)")]\$ '

Open a new terminal window and enjoy.