X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=y2 cxfKhLxgahgvJqD/y0/CkL20o2E/JF5oyhAWFk/7DxHoeNWK+pqBpGtE8lRhy6dK 81rFOCFdUd++VLOCy0ALOXcB+6vl0qL5lOYGA2FsLs/LLXCxDKixqE4uyN7pg36r 22iPazwHkN+KIX+b8m9T2Thz7PsgfSvu8vz5pncIA= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=sourceware.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-archive:list-post :list-help:sender:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; s=default; bh=7PDSbElO hGun/9+z5tL6wjnM4Hk=; b=IR7ZoBGkT06y8Eva2xPQtl+beIFDkArVktT87xyz 8CZE7ec1qNQAROkcrADTCZq3qZHy045BDKwFU1kJVqjiQceMGg0CMKlSvzl3Le7D Iroab8ifnmjIVn0HAUXkR+nMboU961+izL43jeXORmOauqXspu77VoBHlMPeJkyU boE= Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Virus-Found: No X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-2.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW,SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.2 X-HELO: mail-we0-f179.google.com MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.210.171 with SMTP id mv11mr8518472wic.44.1397029061143; Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:37:41 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20140408145502.GA25569@tastycake.net> References: <20140408145502 DOT GA25569 AT tastycake DOT net> Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2014 09:37:41 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: set Cygwin terminal title From: Csaba Raduly To: cygwin list Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Adam Dinwoodie wrote: > On Tue, Apr 08, 2014 at 03:24:29PM +0100, xmoon 2000 wrote: >> Ho can I set Cygwin termnal title? >> >> I have tried echoing every escape sequence I have found on web. >> >> None seem to work. > > It's reasonably likely your `$PS1` includes a line to set the terminal > title; I think the default Cygwin Bash profile files do that. If that's > the case, an escape sequence command to set the terminal title will > work, but will then be immediately reset by the Bash prompt being > displayed. xmoon, if you are experimenting with setting the terminal title and indeed PS1 is resetting it, try putting a sleep command after the title-setting echo: echo -ne "\033]2;I am ${USER}@${HOSTNAME} at ${PWD}\007"; sleep 3 Now you can admire the new title for three seconds. Csaba, whose echo $PS1 says \[\e]0;\u@\h: \w\a\]${debian_chroot:+($debian_chroot)}\[\033[00;32m\]\u@\h\[\033[00m\]:\[\033[01;34m\]\w\[\033[00m\]\n\$ -- GCS a+ e++ d- C++ ULS$ L+$ !E- W++ P+++$ w++$ tv+ b++ DI D++ 5++ The Tao of math: The numbers you can count are not the real numbers. Life is complex, with real and imaginary parts. "Ok, it boots. Which means it must be bug-free and perfect. " -- Linus Torvalds "People disagree with me. I just ignore them." -- Linus Torvalds -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple