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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  gethostname
	     returns it.

     %d      is replaced by the current directory name.

	     is  replaced  by the current directory name, only last part (unless
	     this is src, man, doc, etc., in which case the previous part is in-
	     cluded 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.quarterly	  March 9, 2001 			xtset(1)

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