Set terminal title on ubuntu 16.04

In ubuntu 14.04 you could set a shortcut key, but it looks like you can't do that anymore is 16.04. Luckily, someone posted a solution on Ask Ubuntu.

Simply edit your $HOME/.bashrc file and add the following function:

set-title(){
  ORIG=$PS1
  TITLE="\e]2;$@\a"
  PS1=${ORIG}${TITLE}
}

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Now whenever you want to set the title of your terminal, just enter something like:

set-title "my awesome terminal title"