Re: [screen-devel] [patch] have autoaka mode use the full cmd, not just the first word

[Micah Cowan]

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Erik Osheim wrote:
> Here's a patch that I've been using locally for a couple of years. It
> sets window titles to the full command run, not just the first word.

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> In general, I think users who like autoaka tend to prefer getting more
> information rather than less.

That has not been my general experience, though I don't believe you're
the first to want the full command, either. The chief problem is that a
single command can very quickly fill an entire hardstatus/caption line.

> Anyway, this patch just changes the
> behavior, but I could imagine having a setting in .screenrc control
> whether or not to limit the effect to a word (or maybe truncate at a
> fixed number of characters).

I wouldn't be applying this patch as-is, as I think preserving current
behavior is important. However, I'd be willing to apply a patch that
makes this behavior configurable (or, perhaps better, allows a
configurable number of words).

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Micah J. Cowan
Programmer, musician, typesetting enthusiast, gamer.
GNU Maintainer: wget, screen, teseq
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