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ubuntu change terminal title

Testy Turtle answered on April 28, 2023 Popularity 5/10 Helpfulness 8/10

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# Create the title function in your ~/.bashrc file:
function title() {
    # Set terminal tab title. Usage: title "new tab name"
    prefix=${PS1%%\\a*}                  # Everything before: \a
    search=${prefix##*;}                 # Eeverything after: ;
    esearch="${search//\\/\\\\}"         # Change \ to \\ in old title
    PS1="${PS1/$esearch/$@}"             # Search and replace old with new
}
# Save the ~/.bashrc file. After opening a new terminal tab use:
title "Special Projects"
# or:
title Special\ Projects
# A phrase with spaces must be wrapped in double quotes (")
# or each space must be escaped with \.

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