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In my .bash_profile I have a parse_git_branch function from the internet, and a PS1 to color some of my output.
If possible, I would like to make my git branch name colored red, instead of white.
I tired changing a few variables, but with no luck. I would like (master) to be red, if possible.
You can use color codes for this.
PS1='\e[31TextInRed\e[0m'
Where \e[31 will render everything on the terminal in red color, 31 being the color code for red and \e[0m resets the color back to normal so that your terminal isn't messed up(i.e all the text would be colored in red).
Read more about color codes here
I was able to get the git branch to print out in red by changing
export PS1="\[\033[36m\]\u\[\033[m\]@\[\033[32m\]\h:\[\033[93m\]\w\[\033[m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] \n$ "
to
export PS1="\[\033[36m\]\u\[\033[m\]@\[\033[32m\]\h:\[\033[93m\]\w\[\033[31m\]\$(parse_git_branch)\[\033[00m\] \n$ "
To highlight the specific change was using [31m\]\$(parse_git_branch) instead of [m\]\$(parse_git_branch)