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From: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net>
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On Thu, Oct 07, 2004 at 09:44:52AM -0700, Don Lewis wrote:
> This is what I use:
> 
>         set prompt = '%m:%c4 %h%#'
>         if ($?TERM && $TERM == xterm) then
>                 set prompt='%{\033]0;%n@%m:%c5\007%}%m:%c %h%#'
>         endif
> 
> It adds the last few components of $cwd and the history event number to
> the prompt.  When running in an xterm, it puts the username, hostname,
> and the last part of $cwd in the xterm title.

A thing I use under tcsh is 'alias precmd echo -n "^[]2;$HOST^G"'
Bundled with an if statement and either excluding cons25 (you are
on the console) or only enabling it when $TERM is set to certain
terminals, it will print the current host into your window bar, like
under SecureCRT and xterm.

-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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