Usage: git branches Code for your ~/.gitconfig branches = branch -a --sort=-committerdate --format='\ %(HEAD) \ %(if)%(HEAD)%(then)\ %(color:"#329

Usage: git branches Code for your ~/.gitconfig branches = branch -a --sort=-committerdate --format='\ %(HEAD) \ %(if)%(HEAD)%(then)\ %(color:"#329664")%(objectname:short)%(color:reset) \ %(color:"#222222")[%(committerdate:short)]%(color:reset) \ %(color:green)%(refname:short)%(color:reset) \ %(else)\ %(if)%(upstream)%(then)\ %(color:"#999999")%(objectname:short)%(color:reset) \ %(color:"#222222")[%(committerdate:short)]%(color:reset) \ %(refname:short) \ %(color:"#ffc662")%(upstream:track)%(color:reset) \ %(else)\ %(color:"#963232")%(objectname:short)%(color:reset) \ %(color:"#222222")[%(committerdate:short)]%(color:reset) \ %(color:red)%(refname:lstrip=1)%(color:reset)\ %(color:"#ffc662")%(upstream:track)%(color:reset) \ %(end)\ %(end)\ ' Meaning HASH Commit_date Branch_Name A white branch_name means it is local. Red means it is remote. Yellow branch_name is the current branch. It will also tell you if your checked out branch is ahead or behind the remote branch.