Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Andrew McGlashan
On 11/04/2016 2:04 AM, Aero Maxx wrote: > So what is $PROMPT_COMMAND actually for ? is this the command prompt or > the windows title. This from the prior reference page: PROMPT_COMMAND Bash shell executes the content of the PROMPT_COMMAND just before displaying the PS1 variable. And that

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Aero Maxx
ase, it wouldn't matter what the /etc/screen settings are. Ok well perhaps that was some confusion there as I merely meant that I was using putty, but the window title would appear in other programs also, not just putty. I think your getting confused as what

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread John L. Ries
k your getting confused as what I want to do has nothing to do >>> with putty. >> "Changing Window Title in Putty" -- subject line? >> >>> As I can also use terminal on my Apple Mac and it also shows the >window >>> title different on th

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Andrew McGlashan
On 10/04/2016 11:25 PM, Aero Maxx wrote: > I've played about with the PS1 line, I wasn't aware of a PS2 line, http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2008/09/bash-shell-take-control-of-ps1-ps2-ps3-ps4-and-prompt_command/ > I've done as much as I am able to on my own through trial and error. > > This is wh

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Aero Maxx
t the /etc/screen settings are. Ok well perhaps that was some confusion there as I merely meant that I was using putty, but the window title would appear in other programs also, not just putty. I think your getting confused as what I want to do has nothing to do with putty. "Changing Wi

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Andrew McGlashan
; I think your getting confused as what I want to do has nothing to do > with putty. "Changing Window Title in Putty" -- subject line? > As I can also use terminal on my Apple Mac and it also shows the window > title different on the two servers which I am comparing, so if one shows

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Aero Maxx
On 10/04/2016 09:14, Andrew McGlashan wrote: The first thing I do with Putty is adjust the "default settings" to my liking, save it and then use that as a base for new entries for each server that I need to connect to; I save each server's settings. That lends itself well to giving each saved

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Andrew McGlashan
The first thing I do with Putty is adjust the "default settings" to my liking, save it and then use that as a base for new entries for each server that I need to connect to; I save each server's settings. That lends itself well to giving each saved session it's own window title in the manner that

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-10 Thread Aero Maxx
On 10/04/2016 04:24, Andrew McGlashan wrote: On 10/04/2016 6:12 AM, Aero Maxx wrote: I only have ssh access to the server, no gui. Umm, the instruction looks very good for putty as you asked for. Which version of putty are you using and what type of machine are you running it from? A. That

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-09 Thread Andrew McGlashan
On 10/04/2016 6:12 AM, Aero Maxx wrote: > I only have ssh access to the server, no gui. Umm, the instruction looks very good for putty as you asked for. Which version of putty are you using and what type of machine are you running it from? A.

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-09 Thread Aero Maxx
Maxx wrote: Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 07:29:17 From: Aero Maxx To: "debian-user@lists.debian.org" Subject: Changing Window Title in Putty Resent-Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:29:38 + Resent-From: Hi Everyone, I am currently running 2 servers on my home network the main one being a fe

Re: Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-09 Thread John L. Ries
ists.debian.org" Subject: Changing Window Title in Putty Resent-Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:29:38 + Resent-From: Hi Everyone, I am currently running 2 servers on my home network the main one being a fedora server, and the other being a debian server. I'm wanting to change the fedora ser

Changing Window Title in Putty

2016-04-09 Thread Aero Maxx
Hi Everyone, I am currently running 2 servers on my home network the main one being a fedora server, and the other being a debian server. I'm wanting to change the fedora server to run debian instead, but using the other server to try it out and have it set up the same. I think I am almost