>From man bash:
\[ begin a sequence of non-printing characters,
which could be used to embed a terminal con
trol sequence into the prompt
\] end a sequence of non-printing characters
So, try this:
\[\e]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\$
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Timothy H. Keitt) writes:
> Quick question: the following bash prompt puts the current machine name
> in the xterm (gnome-terminal) title bar, but also causes long lines to
> wrap incorrectly. Instead of moving down a line, the wrap over-writes
> the existing line of text. Anyone have a solution? Here's the prompt
> string:
>
> \e]0;[EMAIL PROTECTED]:\w\$
>
> T.
>
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> Timothy H. Keitt
> Department of Ecology and Evolution
> State University of New York at Stony Brook
> Stony Brook, New York 11794 USA
> Phone: 631-632-1101, FAX: 631-632-7626
> http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/keitt/
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