diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -58,3 +58,13 @@ ln -s ~/.local/share/gitmux ~/.local/bin/gitmux
 # confirm
 gitmux -V
 ```
+
+## display git info on terminal prompt
+
+Add the following to your `.bashrc`
+
+```bash
+export GIT_PS1_DESCRIBE_STYLE="default"
+source /etc/bash_completion.d/git-prompt
+PS1='\[\033[01;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\[\033[01;31m\]$(__git_ps1 " (%s)")\[\033[00m\]\$ '
+```