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I'm using Ubuntu 16.04

I want to open multiple terminal tabs, run commands and set title. I can open multiple tabs with this command:

gnome-terminal --tab -e "command1" --tab -e "command2"

but cannot use --title option as it is not available in this version.

I know mate-terminal can do this, but I want to use gnome-terminal.

I've applied solution posted here and it worked but when i run

gnome-terminal --tab -e "bash -c 'set-title 99;ping 192.168.7.99'"

It shows:

bash: set-title: command not found
PING 192.168.7.99 (192.168.7.99) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 192.168.7.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=0.425 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.7.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=0.353 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.7.99: icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=0.335 ms

I also applied the solution suggested here on Unix & Linux SE

I've also read this post setting-terminal-tab-titles but the accepted answer did not solve my issue in 16.04 os or gnome-terminal version 3.18.3 and other solution provides to use other terminal xterm and I want to use gnome-terminal.

d a i s y
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If you want to use a function stored in ~/.bashrc then source that file in your command:

gnome-terminal --tab -e "bash -c 'source ~/.bashrc;set-title 99;ping 192.168.7.99'"

You've mentioned in the comments that you plan to use this in a shell script and with multiple gnome-terminal tabs. As a proof of concept, you can use the following script as example:

#!/bin/bash
gnome-terminal --tab -e "bash -c 'printf \"\033]0;TEST1\007\"; sleep 7'" \
               --tab -e "bash -c 'printf \"\033]0;TEST2\007\"; ping -c 4 8.8.8.8'" \

Instead of bash function, this uses printf and escape sequences directly. Please be mindful of the backslashes.

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  • It opens terminal, run command but not set title. – d a i s y Dec 14 '16 at 07:54
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    @Lucy try this function instead : setTitle() { echo -e "\033]0;$@\007" } – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Dec 14 '16 at 07:56
  • means to put this in .bashrc file & remove that old function? – d a i s y Dec 14 '16 at 07:58
  • @Lucy yes. Or you can put both there, just use different names. I just tested it with my own gnome-terminal, works. http://imgur.com/a/Dto82 – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Dec 14 '16 at 07:59
  • put that line, closed and open terminal. It says bash: /home/lucy/.bashrc: line 120: syntax error: unexpected end of file – d a i s y Dec 14 '16 at 08:04
  • @Lucy interesting. did you put that as the last line ? Try putting it on the top. Also, break it down into 3 lines. I've posted a more-formatted example of the function on the same post that you referenced. See http://askubuntu.com/a/860497/295286 – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Dec 14 '16 at 08:10
  • To use setTitle() { echo -e "\033]0;$@\007" } in .bashrc worked for me – d a i s y Dec 14 '16 at 08:13
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    @Lucy perfect ! Well, congrats , we've solved your question. Also final note: you don't have to use it as function, you probably could simply use echo -e "\033]0;TITLE TEXT\007" in your `gnome-terminal command directly. I will make a small addition to my answer, please see it later. Thx – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Dec 14 '16 at 08:15
  • Yes. Thank you but i have to use it in bash script where title will be used as variable (setTitle $i) and will be opened multiple tab and run command so this is perfect for me. – d a i s y Dec 14 '16 at 08:23
  • @Lucy perfect ! that means my addition might be helpful to you. Please see it – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Dec 14 '16 at 08:35
  • I think you should also provide the function in answer that worked for me. – d a i s y Dec 21 '16 at 09:37
  • printf and escape sequences is ugly and error-prone. http://askubuntu.com/a/774543/455406 works for bash – WillC Feb 24 '17 at 00:08
  • @WillC Funny thing is that you said it's error prone, yet you link to answer which also uses escape sequences :) . On the other hand, printf is more portable than echo, because users might not necessarily be using bash as a shell, and each shell has its own echo implementation. – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Feb 24 '17 at 00:15
  • Thanks: I wasn't clear, and I was generalising my lack of familiarity with escape codes. I meant that typing a printf inline each time is error-prone for me because I'm not skilled with escape codes. If I create that bash-specific 'set-title' function in my ~/custom_functions.conf, I don't have to re-type any more escape sequences, and so I'm assessing that answer as less error-prone because it reduces the number of escape sequences that I have to type, reducing mis-types that I will make. – WillC Feb 27 '17 at 03:14
  • @WillC oh, you're absolutely right - turning a set of commands into functions is very frequent and one of the best practices. – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy Feb 27 '17 at 03:21