In the default Terminal app the current width and height of the window are always displayed in the title bar, whereas in iTerm2 they're only displayed for a few moments when resizing.
How can I change it so that they're always visible in iTerm2 too?
Show window dimensions in titlebar in iTerm2
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Related Solutions
ls output with colors (ls -G) is not the default option. Run the following command in your terminal to enable ls colors by default:
echo "alias ls='ls -G'" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
This and all future terminal sessions will now display colors correctly.
If you're still not seeing colors on your remote (or local) session follow these steps:
In iTerm verify that you're sending a terminal type that supports colors. Open the preferences window -> Profiles -> Default -> Terminal. I'd recommend putting xterm-256color as the Terminal Type.
While connected to the remote machine, run ls -G and open the iTerm preferences again: preferences window -> profiles -> Default -> Colors. Adjust the ANSI Colors, and turn the minimum contrast down until the colors in the terminal window start to show color.
If the remote system supports ls --color=always, remove any existing aliases in ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc and update as follows:
echo "alias ls='ls --color=always'" >> ~/.bashrc
With the \033]0;TEXT\007 escape sequence.
Example of use in Bash: echo -ne "\033]0;$PWD\007"
Which you could add to your $PROMPT_COMMAND if you use Bash, or otherwise attach to you PS1 so it gets re-evaluated often.
Example: export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033]0;$PWD\007"'
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Best Answer
Can't find the correct variable for the title. But if you go to
iTerm2-> Preferences -> Profiles -> Session -> Configure Session, you can create a custom menu component with title as\(rows) x \(columns)and it will show the width. I know it's not the perfect solution but will do your job.Make sure your
status bar enabledis checked.