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Replies for: I want to add a * if there are not staged file changes and a + if there are staged file changes. I used to have that on my old computer and want to...

Maybe it help you, add these lines to .bashrc :

# Colors definition
BLUE='\e[94m'
L_BLUE='\e[96m'
YELLOW='\e[93m'
GREEN='\e[32m'
L_GREEN='\e[92m'
RED='\e[31m'
L_RED='\e[91m'
NC='\e[0m'

export GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=true        # show * for changes
export GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=true    # show % for new files
export PS1="$GREEN\u$YELLOW@$L_GREEN\h$YELLOW: $BLUE\W $L_RED\$(__git_ps1)$NC $ "