Hi, PS1 is set to '[EMAIL PROTECTED] \W]\$' minus the quotes (these are RedHat boxes). So are you saying that it should be working?
Thanks, ~Jet -----Original Message----- From: Gautam Iyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 11:12 PM To: materm-usage@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Materm-usage] how to have tab titles automatically update? On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 08:27:35AM -0500, Wilda, Jet wrote: > Thank you for a great product. Since I'm forced to have a windows > desktop at work mrxvt on cygwin has been great. Thank you :-). I do > have a question about things that have changed since I upgraded. When > I used to use mrxvt 4.2 the tab title would automatically display what > $PS1 was set to. However now that I've upgraded to mrxvt 5.4 it > doesn't do that. How can I get it so when I SSH into another box the > tab title will automatically be updated with what $PS1 is set to? Any > and all help is greatly appreciated. My mrxvt-0.5.4 displays tab titles just fine. What exactly is the value of your $PS1? For better compatibility with xterm, we changed an escape sequence between 0.4.x & 0.5.x. IIRC the sequences that displayed tab / window titles changed. See http://materm.sourceforge.net/wiki/FAQ/Tips for details on prompting. GI -- 100 THINGS I'D DO IF I EVER BECAME AN EVIL OVERLORD 16. I will never utter the sentence "But before I kill you, there's just one thing I want to know." ---------- Learn more about Chase Paymentech Solutions,LLC payment processing services at www.chasepaymentech.com. THIS MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL. This e-mail message and any attachments are proprietary and confidential information intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not print, distribute, or copy this message or any attachments. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this message and any attachments from your computer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Materm-usage mailing list Materm-usage@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/materm-usage Mrxvt home page: http://materm.sourceforge.net