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Re: Automatically setting buffer name for term buffers


From: Anselm Helbig
Subject: Re: Automatically setting buffer name for term buffers
Date: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 08:43:32 +0200

Hi!

> When I use an xterm, I can set my shell prompt so that it puts the
> current directory (or whatever..) in the xterm title bar. Is there a
> way I can do this with an emacs term buffer? I would want to change
> the buffer name to something that came from the shell that's executing
> in the buffer. This way, when I look at the buffer list, it would be
> easy to distinguish which term buffer is which. I don't want to have
> to enter the name manually.

Looks like it can be done:

  http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/FrameTitle#toc4

I didn't try it, though. 

HTH, 

Anselm


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