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From: graham@fuel.dec.com (kris graham)
Newsgroups: comp.windows.x
Subject: Re: xterm titles
Message-ID: <1519@riscy.dec.com>
Date: 16 Nov 89 17:12:09 GMT
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n article <9897@fs2.NISC.SRI.COM>, cwilson@NISC.SRI.COM (Chan Wilson) writes:

> I'm setting up default X startup files over here, and I'd like to have
> the hostname appear on the title bar of the xterm windows.  Currently,
> this is accomplished via a 'xterm -g 80x57+100-5 -title `hostname`' but I
> would like to move this into the resource database, like so:
> 
> xterm*title	:`hostname`

> 
> However, when I try to, xrdb grabs the `hostname` as the title, as
> opposed to expanding it. Browsing through the xrdb man page, I notice
> that I can toss the file through a preprocessor.  Anything I can toss
> it through to expand it?

If you are interested in solving this problem via the  C shell (.cshrc file),
then here is a sample script.  It will even show the current directory in
the xterm title bar. 
-------------
#
if (! $?0) then
  # we've been run from a login session
  echo running .cshrc
  # my favorite aliases here
  #
  #
  if ($?TERM) then
    if ($TERM == xterm) then
     # stty dec  or something equivalent
     #
      echo "initializing xterm"
      #
      # save our hostname
      #
      setenv HOSTNAME `hostname`
      #
      # update the title right now
      #
      echo -n "]0;"${HOSTNAME}"::"${cwd}""
      #
      # alias to set the title freely
      #
      alias title 'echo -n "]0;"\!*"" '
      #
      # alias cd, pushd, popd to update the title bar with dir and host
      #
      alias cd 'cd \!*; echo -n "]0;"${HOSTNAME}"::"${cwd}"" '
      alias pushd 'pushd \!*; echo -n "]0;"${HOSTNAME}"::"${cwd}"" '
      alias popd 'popd \!*; echo -n "]0;"${HOSTNAME}"::"${cwd}"" '
      alias rlogin 'echo -n "]0;"\!*"::";/usr/ucb/rlogin \!*; echo -n
"]0;"${HOSTNAME}"::"${cwd}"" '
    endif
  endif
endif
#
-------------------------------

Don't forget to use the .XStartupfile for other relevant  resource management.

Christopher Graham          
Digital Equipment Corp            
Ultrix Resource Center                               
New York City