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Asked: 2026-05-27T15:44:09+00:00

I have the following in my .bashrc file: # Git Bash Completion source $HOME/.git_completion

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I have the following in my .bashrc file:

# Git Bash Completion
source "$HOME/.git_completion"
GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=1
GIT_PS1_SHOWSTASHSTATE=1

# Prompt
export PS1="\e[0;35m\u@\h\e[m \e[0;34m\w$(__git_ps1):\e[m\r\n"

This should be displaying the git branch at the end of my prompt… but it’s not. If I manually source my .bash_profile, it works (my .bash_profile loads .bashrc). If I quit terminal and startup again, the git branch disappears :(.

What is causing this, and how to I fix it?

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  1. Editorial Team

    I don’t use git, but I bet the $(__git_ps1) portion of the prompt is being evaluated when PS1 is first set (and doesn’t return anything). You need to use single quotes, i.e. PS1='\e....\r\n', then the cmd-substitution will be executed each time the prompt is displayed.

    Double quotes allow env-vars and other shell features beginning with ‘$’ to be expanded. Single-quotes prevent expansions. That is the purpose of having the two types of quoting.

    See tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/quoting.html

    (I’ve deleted my comments)

    I hope this helps.

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