snippet in my PS1 to get the current git branch: $(git branch | grep ^* | colrm 1 2) You could use $(git branch --show-current) but if the head is detac

snippet in my PS1 to get the current git branch: $(git branch | grep ^* | colrm 1 2) You could use $(git branch --show-current) but if the head is detached it won't show anything