edit ~/.bash_profile
if [ -f $(xcode-select -p)/usr/share/git-core/git-completion.bash ]; then . $(xcode-select -p)/usr/share/git-core/git-completion.bash . $(xcode-select -p)/usr/share/git-core/git-prompt.sh fi #enables color in the terminal bash shell export CLICOLOR=1 #sets up the color scheme for list export LSCOLORS=ExFxCxDxBxegedabagacad #sets up the prompt color (currently a green similar to linux terminal) export PS1='\n\[\e[1;30m\]┌─\[\e[0m\]\[\e[01;343m\]\u@\h\[\e[00m\]:\[\e[01;34m\]\w\[\e[00m\]\n\[\e[1;30m\]└──\[\e[0m\]\$ \[\e[00;33m\]$(__git_ps1 "(%s)")\[\e[00m\]' #enables color for iTerm export TERM=xterm-color