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[iTerm] Naming tabs in iTerm
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nametab.sh
#!/bin/bash
# A simple script which will name a tab in iTerm
# usage:
# $ nametab NewTabName
echo "trying to rename the current tab to $@"
echo -ne "\033]0;"$@"\007"
echo "finished"
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Put it in ~/bin/ as nametab and allow execution with: chmod +x ~/bin/nametab

After that enjoy naming tabs in iTerm!

Found on: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8823103/how-does-this-script-for-naming-iterm-tabs-work

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