From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 08:15:25 GMT
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Improve bash prompt to detect various states like an unfinished merge
Message-ID: <7vabr3tfmq.fsf@gitster.siamese.dyndns.org>
In-Reply-To: <1191111645134-git-send-email-robin.rosenberg@dewire.com>

Robin Rosenberg <robin.rosenberg@dewire.com> writes:

> This patch makes the git prompt (when enabled) show if a merge or a
> rebase is unfinished. It also detects if a bisect is being done as
> well as detached checkouts.

Since you show the name of the branch anyway, I have to wonder
why you should say BISECT.

Also if you know you normally get branch name, lack of branch
name would indicate detached HEAD, I would presume.

But other state information may be helpful.