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I'm new in Ubuntu or Linux in general. I just switched from Windows to Linux to keep my work here. Actually working as web developer.

I use Git commands a lot, and when I clone a repo, I don't get that good looking terminal like I had with Git Bash on Windows, like giving me branch name when I'm inside a folder, some autosuggestions/autocomplete...

I'm looking for another terminal program, like hyperTerminal or the one that comes with Manjaro.

Pablo Bianchi
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JuniorDev
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  • I'm not sure what you're asking, but if you want to change the $PS1 to something more colorful; why don't you just change it? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizingBashPrompt (assuming that' s your issue) – guiverc Jul 29 '21 at 23:46
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    Thanks for your replies but I'm not looking only for changing colors in Ubuntu Terminal or just add the branch name.(I edited my post to be more specific) – JuniorDev Jul 30 '21 at 02:11
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    @JuniorDev I think you ought to read https://askubuntu.com/q/506510/158442 first – muru Jul 30 '21 at 02:56
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    Everyone has their own personal preferences, but if you don't like the built-in git capabilities of your web development IDEs, then there's a raft of Git clients for Linux that might appeal to you: https://ubuntupit.com/best-git-clients-for-linux – mondotofu Jul 31 '21 at 01:56

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enter image description here https://github.com/HenzelMoras/myconfig

usding zsh shell with .zshrc which allows autocompletiion, suggestion extra using oh-my-zsh https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh

install if not present

sudo apt install zsh

change default shell to zsh

chsh -s $(which zsh)

install oh-my-zsh

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"

then edit .zshrc file u can refer my config file settings

nvim ~/.zshrc

source the file

source ~/.zshrc

tmux for multiple split panels and windows

sudo apt install tmux

then Neovim 0.5 to to make terminal editor just like an idle

u can refer my dot files for examples

Henzo
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There are a lot of answers online & in various stack-exchange forums that show custom functions (foo() { call git and get info } ) and then integrating into PS1 ...but so many people have done it, that now much of this has been added to git.

First, install git (of course) & bash-completion (sudo apt install git bash-completion) and add to your prompt, using the git documentation (I believe bash completion may be a prerequisite, but even if not, it's really useful):

michael
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  • @mondotofu ??? the question is about git command line formatting; your comment has nothing to do with the question & even less to do with my answer. – michael Jul 30 '21 at 06:37