xterm question

Kevin Buettner plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
Fri, 31 Aug 2001 10:46:43 -0700


On Aug 31, 12:41pm, Furmanek, Greg wrote:

> Now how would you write a script that would set the $PWD in the title bar?

Take a look at how PROMPT_COMMAND gets set in /etc/bashrc on a Red Hat
system.

In case you don't have handy access to such a system, here's the
relevant line...

	    PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;${USER}@${HOSTNAME}: ${PWD}\007"'

Kevin