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NAME
       xtset --	Set title text for xterm

SYNOPSIS
       xtset [-i] [-t] text

DESCRIPTION
       xtset  writes an	xterm ``set title text'' command sequence based	on the
       text argument to	stdout.	 If the	TERM  environment  variable  does  not
       start with xterm, xtset does nothing.

   OPTIONS
       -t      Set the title only.

       -i      Set the icon name only.

       By default, xtset sets both the title and the icon name.

   METAVARIABLES
       A number	of metavariables allow substituting environmental information:

       %h      is replaced by the hostname, excluding domain name.

       %H      is  replaced by the hostname, including domain name if gethost-
	       name returns it.

       %d      is replaced by the current directory name.

	       is replaced by the current directory name, only last part  (un-
	       less  this  is  src, man, doc, etc., in which case the previous
	       part is included	as well).

       %u      is replaced by the current user name.

       %g      is replaced by the current group	name.

	       is replaced by the current real user name.

       %G      is replaced by the current real group name.

       %m      is replaced by the octal	current	umask.

       %e      is replaced by the value	of environment variable	XTXTRA or null
	       string.

       %t      is replaced by the complete name	of the stdin terminal,	if  it
	       is a terminal.

       %T      is replaced by the last part of the stdin file name, if it is a
	       terminal.

       %%      is replaced by the real percent sign.

ENVIRONMENT
       Uses the	TERM and XTXTRA	variables.

FILES
       xtset always writes to stdout.

EXAMPLES
	     xtset -i Foo

       will expand to

	     Foo
       but only	on the icon.  The title	will remain unchanged.

	     xtset %d@%h (%u:%g)

       might expand to

	     /home/sol/msmith@rheya (msmith:group2)"

	     xtset -t %u (%T) %h:%D
	     xtset -i %u@%h:%D

       might set the title text	to

	     root (ttyp0) myhost:usr/src

       and the icon text to

	     root@myhost:usr/src

AUTHORS
       Written by Martin Smith <msmith@lssec.bt.co.uk>.	 Modifications by Greg
       Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>

FreeBSD	ports 15.0		 March 9, 2001			      xtset(1)

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