==> git log -n1 <==
commit 9d860f191144bf54ebb3e6f58181946df7de780a
Author: Ilan Schnell <ilanschnell@gmail.com>
Date:   Tue Jul 1 11:36:48 2014 -0500

    add release date to changelog

==> git describe --tags --dirty <==
1.4.0

==> git status <==
# HEAD detached at 1.4.0
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#	ANACONDA_DIST.txt
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)

