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Re: preexec?
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Chet Ramey |
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Re: preexec? |
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Mon, 26 Feb 2001 09:14:31 -0500 |
> I use bash 2.04.3(1)-release. I would like to find a way to display the
> current job name in an xterm title. Xterm-Title mini-HOWTO only gives a
> solution for zsh. Is it possible to achieve this with bash? If not, is
> are there any features on the wish list that would make it possible
> (e.g. something like zsh's preexec() function)?
Given the following function:
xtitle ()
{
echo -n -e "\033]0;$*\007"
}
A variable assignment like
PROMPT_COMMAND='xtitle $(jobs %+)'
should do what you want.
> (I am not subscribed to the list. I couldn't find any subscription
> information in the bash README and home page.)
Try looking around www.gnu.org, since they host the mailing list.
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- preexec?, Marius Gedminas, 2001/02/25
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