We don't need to conditionally set our prompt character; this is built into the functionality of $PS1
On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.

Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)

	modified:   etc/bashrc

On branch master
Your branch is up-to-date with 'origin/master'.

Changes to be committed:
  (use "git reset HEAD^1 <file>..." to unstage)

	modified:   etc/bashrc