Change putty title window?

akbar · #1 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007

Is it possible to change the putty window title from a Unix command line?

blowtorch · #2 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007

Not to my knowledge. See, the client is just a window on the Windows system where you are logged in. The unix server has nothing to do with the window properties of the putty session.

anbu23 · #3 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007

Right click the putty title bar and click change settings.Expand window and click appearance and write the text which you want to appear in the windows title text box.

matrixmadhan · #4 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by anbu23

Right click the putty title bar and click change settings.Expand window and click appearance and write the text which you want to appear in the title bar.

OP had asked for a solution to change it through the command line
and as blowtorch said it shouldnt be possible either.

Good to have the alternative through the client, if not through the command line.

grial · #5 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007

Yes it is, but depends on your shell. Just add this to your .profile, for ksh:

Code:

export SERVER=$(hostname)
case "$TERM" in
xterm*|rxvt*)
    PROMPT_COMMAND="\033]0;${SERVER}\007"
    echo $PROMPT_COMMAND
    ;;
*)
    ;;
esac

This will write the server's hostname on the title bar when you log in.
Regards.

matrixmadhan · #6 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ygor

window title..?

That seems to be a broken link!

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Ygor · #7 (**permalink**) 03-01-2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by matrixmadhan

That seems to be a broken link!

( 404 )

I noticed that after posting, so have deleted it.

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