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Old 08-07-2011, 02:47 AM   #1
shuple
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Dynamic title using GNU Screen with bash


Hello Group,

Screen version: Screen version 4.00.03jw4 (FAU) 2-May-06
OS: Debian Squeeze (CUI only environment)

I am trying to dynamically update shelltitle to the command that I am running. I found an online document that instructed the reader to configure .bashrc as follows:

Code:
case $TERM in
 screen*)
  SCREENTITLE=‘\[\ek\e\\\]‘
;;
*)
  SCREENTITLE=”
;;
esac
PS1="${SCREENTITLE}${PS1}"
My .screenrc is configured as follows:

Code:
# disable bell
vbell off

# disable startup message
startup_message off

# detach on hangup
autodetach on

# erase background with current bg color
defbce "on"

# caption
caption always "%?%F%{= wk}%:%{= ww}%?%-w%{=u Wk}%n %t%{-}%+w"

# shell title

# hardstatus
hardstatus off
I am not sure what to assign for the shelltitle directive. I read few online documents and example however, I was not able to make it work. Any advise will be greatly appreciated.

Regards,

Shuple
 
  


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