I did this --- it fails when inside of .xinitrc: /usr/pkg/bin/xterm -geometry 80x46+0+0 -title "$(date "+%A ----- %d - %B - %Y")" &
Something is wrong here? You mentioned "wrapper Skript" -- you means "script" ? Or a specific program? Put this in C, and compile? I did that with a PERL daemon ... On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 6:47 AM Ignatios Souvatzis, GSG <ignat...@cs.uni-bonn.de> wrote: > > On Thu, Dec 12, 2024 at 08:12:52PM +0100, Ignatios Souvatzis wrote: > > Todd G wrote: > > > UHHHHHH, that worked for only the one xterm I ran it in. > > > > Yes that's how it works. > > > > > What If I want it run on all xterms? Run it in .xinitrc ? > > > > Either make your shell execute that command on startup > > > > Or start xterm via a wrapper Skript that sets the title or the resource > > for the title. > > xterm -title "started at $(date) on directory $(pwd)" > > -is
