if [ -f ~/.bash_aliases ]; then
    . ~/.bash_aliases
fi

# Alias Creator function
function mkalias ()
{
  alias "$*";
  echo alias "$*" >> ~/.bash_aliases
}

# enable the git bash completion commands
source ~/.git-completion.sh

# enable git unstaged indicators - set to a non-empty value
GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE="."

# enable showing of untracked files - set to a non-empty value
GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES="."

# enable stash checking - set to a non-empty value
GIT_PS1_SHOWSTASHSTATE="."

# enable showing of HEAD vs its upstream
GIT_PS1_SHOWUPSTREAM="auto"

BLACK=$(tput setaf 0)
RED=$(tput setaf 1)
GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
LIME_YELLOW=$(tput setaf 190)
POWDER_BLUE=$(tput setaf 153)
BLUE=$(tput setaf 4)
MAGENTA=$(tput setaf 5)
CYAN=$(tput setaf 6)
WHITE=$(tput setaf 7)
BRIGHT=$(tput bold)
NORMAL=$(tput sgr0)
BLINK=$(tput blink)
REVERSE=$(tput smso)
UNDERLINE=$(tput smul)

# set the prompt to show current working directory and git branch name, if it exists

# this prompt is a green username, black @ symbol, cyan host, magenta current working directory and white git branch (only shows if you're in a git branch)
# unstaged and untracked symbols are shown, too (see above)
# this prompt uses the short colour codes defined above
# PS1='${GREEN}\u${BLACK}@${CYAN}\h:${MAGENTA}\w${WHITE}`__git_ps1 " (%s)"`\$ '

# this is a cyan username, @ symbol and host, magenta current working directory and white git branch
# it uses the shorter , but visibly more complex, codes for text colours (shorter because the colour code definitions aren't needed)
# PS1='\[33[0;36m\]\u@\h\[33[01m\]:\[33[0;35m\]\w\[33[00m\]\[33[1;30m\]\[33[0;37m\]`__git_ps1 " (%s)"`\[33[00m\]\[33[0;37m\]\$ '

# return the prompt prefix for the second line
function set_prefix {
    BRANCH=`__git_ps1`
    if [[ -z $BRANCH ]]; then
        echo "${NORMAL}o"
    else
        echo "${UNDERLINE}+"
    fi
}

# and here's one similar to Paul Irish's famous prompt ... not sure if this is the way he does it, but it works  <span class="wp-smiley wp-emoji wp-emoji-smile" title=":)">:)</span>
# 33[s = save cursor position
# 33[u = restore cursor position

PS1='${MAGENTA}\u${WHITE} in ${GREEN}\w${WHITE}${MAGENTA}`__git_ps1 " on %s"`${WHITE}\r\n`set_prefix`${NORMAL}${CYAN}33[s33[60C (`date "+%a, %b %d %H:%M"`)33[u${WHITE} '