Sakura

how to set title from command line

Asked by alberto

Hi,

I really like sakura. There is one thing that I do not understand: how the window's title is set.

when I run some programs they change the title of the terminal and it is cool but I don't know how they do it. Moreover, when they finish, the title is not really right.

For example, when I use emerge to install some packages, the window title is "installing package 2 of 7". Once finished the title is root@:

How is it controlled/set?

thanks

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David Gómez (dabisu) said : 		#1

Hi Alberto. Programs can change the title using escape sequences. Or to express it more precisely, when they send a escape sequence they ask for the title to be changed. A title_changed signal is generated and sakura decides whether or not to honor it.

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alberto (astor86) said : 		#2

thanks for reply

would you mind to share a quick reference or sample code to set/update the title?

thanks

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alberto (astor86) said : 		#3

for me worked

echo -e '\033]2;'my-title'\007'