xterm question

[Nick Estes]

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> Is there a way to dynamically change the title bar
> when xterm is running.  (not on the command line)?

Of course!  Try sticking this in your profile (assuming you use bash):

title()
{
  echo -ne '\033]0;'$1 '\007'
}

It works in xterm and several other terminals too.  You can also change
the title of an xterm you're not in by redirecting the output of that echo
to the pty of the xterm.

	--Nick

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