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Date:      Mon, 2 Jun 2003 07:04:58 -0500
From:      "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@over-yonder.net>
To:        Sergey Akifyev <asa@gascom.ru>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What ASCII sequence is used to set xterm title?
Message-ID:  <20030602120458.GW61246@over-yonder.net>
In-Reply-To: <1054549031.81939.7.camel@asa.gascom.net.ru>
References:  <1054549031.81939.7.camel@asa.gascom.net.ru>

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On Mon, Jun 02, 2003 at 02:17:12PM +0400 I heard the voice of
Sergey Akifyev, and lo! it spake thus:
> Hello!
> 
> I just want to make shell prompt with changing gnome-terminal window
> title (to show host on which I'm sitting now). Does someone know how?

I use a script to set it when I login to a box with some silly config
like a prompt that sets it:
---
(ttyp1):{507}% cat ~/bin/xttitle
#!/bin/sh
printf "\033]0;${*}\007"
---

You should be able to work that sequence into wherever you want...


-- 
Matthew Fuller     (MF4839)   |  fullermd@over-yonder.net
Systems/Network Administrator |  http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd/

"The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, is because I
      haven't figured out how to light the middle yet"



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