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Set the iTerm tab title to the current directory, not full path.
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# put this in your .bash_profile | |
if [ $ITERM_SESSION_ID ]; then | |
export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033];${PWD##*/}\007"; ':"$PROMPT_COMMAND"; | |
fi | |
# Piece-by-Piece Explanation: | |
# the if condition makes sure we only screw with $PROMPT_COMMAND if we're in an iTerm environment | |
# iTerm happens to give each session a unique $ITERM_SESSION_ID we can use, $ITERM_PROFILE is an option too | |
# the $PROMPT_COMMAND environment variable is executed every time a command is run | |
# see: ss64.com/bash/syntax-prompt.html | |
# we want to update the iTerm tab title to reflect the current directory (not full path, which is too long) | |
# echo -ne "\033;foo\007" sets the current tab title to "foo" | |
# see: stackoverflow.com/questions/8823103/how-does-this-script-for-naming-iterm-tabs-work | |
# the two flags, -n = no trailing newline & -e = interpret backslashed characters, e.g. \033 is ESC, \007 is BEL | |
# see: ss64.com/bash/echo.html for echo documentation | |
# we set the title to ${PWD##*/} which is just the current dir, not full path | |
# see: stackoverflow.com/questions/1371261/get-current-directory-name-without-full-path-in-bash-script | |
# then we append the rest of $PROMPT_COMMAND so as not to remove what was already there | |
# voilà! |
Hi, the correct line (for bash) should be:
export PROMPT_COMMAND="${PROMPT_COMMAND:+$PROMPT_COMMAND; }echo -ne \"\033];\${PWD##*/}\007\""in order to properly append to an existing PROMPT_COMMAND
Source:
/etc/bashrc_Apple_Terminal
on macOS Ventura
This fixed the problem I was having, similar to @kenjoegolo above: any time I ran source ~/.bash_profile
I would get bash: :echo: command not found
, which would persist. Each successive time I ran source ~/.bash_profile
, the number of times bash: :echo: command not found
displayed would increment (and persist).
Once I replaced the export
with @Offirmo 's version, the problem stopped.
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Hi, the correct line (for bash) should be:
in order to properly append to an existing PROMPT_COMMAND
Source:
/etc/bashrc_Apple_Terminal
on macOS Ventura