将Ubuntu终端更改为类似于Window的Git-bash

Question

Is there a way to change/replace the default Ubuntu terminal with Git-bash(look and behavior) of Window? Basically, the terminal should display all the necessary information related with current branch/repo, just like it does in Window.

I am using VS Code and had configured Git-Bash with it for Window platform . But couldn't find anything which would let me achieve the same on Ubuntu platform.

I have checked following links for answers -

1. Git bash on Ubuntu . -> After changes, it shows current branch but all entire text/string becomes monotonous white.
2. How can I have a shell for git like in Windows? . -> Only branch name's text-color remains as green and everything else becomes white.

Answer 1

After @kostix suggestion, I searched the internet with proper key-words and found this question thread and then finally to this page . After trying approaches mentioned there, I ended up with the following code which works much better. Add these code in the .bashrc file present in Home folder. Find it using ~/.bashrc/ command.

# git branch info if present
parse_git_branch() {
     git branch 2> /dev/null | sed -e '/^[^*]/d' -e 's/* \(.*\)/ (\1)/'
}
export PS1="\[\033[36m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\] \[\033[32m\]\w\[\033[33m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] \n\[\033[1;31m\]>>\[\033[00m\] "

Ubuntu's terminal screenshot -

VS code's terminal screenshot -

You can update the code to alter color code(s) depending on your choice.

Answer 2

Git bash does nothing special there: it's just a port to Windows of a stock bash shell.

"The trick" (not) here is the tweaks applied to the startup script of bash to make it have that fancy dynamically generated prompt. These tweaks, again, call nothing special but plain Git commands.

Now just please do your further research and apply the tweaks GfW does to your local bash setup.