Is there a `title` of Windows CMD in Linux

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I'm trying to make a CLI with cross-platform support using Python and whenever the user starts the CLI it changes the title of the terminal. In Windows, I would use title but in Linux I don't know

By the way, I use WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) and I need in a Python app so it has to work with os.system()

I tried asking ChatGPT but it failed instead of changing the title of the window, it change it to this:

notmithun@HPE-BOOK840:~/scripts$ echo -ne '\\033]0;My new title\\007'
\033]0;My new title\007notmithun@HPE-BOOK840:~/scripts$

TL;DR: What I want is to change the title of the Terminal window in Linux, similar to title in CMD

on both pair: try: echo -en '\033]0;My new title\007' and maybe sleep 2 to ensure having time to read effect: echo -en '\033]0;My new title\007'; sleep 2 — F. Hauri - Give Up GitHub
– F. Hauri - Give Up GitHub, Commented Jan 30 at 15:25
I suggest echo -n $'\033]30;New Title\007'. See: superuser.com/a/1580062/340330 — Cyrus
– Cyrus, Commented Jan 30 at 15:26
@F.Hauri-GiveUpGitHub so it didn't change anything at all ``` notmithun@HPE-BOOK840:~/scripts$ echo -en '\033]0;My new title\007' notmithun@HPE-BOOK840:~/scripts$ ``` — Mithun
– Mithun, Commented Jan 30 at 15:27

Mithun · Accepted Answer · 2025-02-01 07:02:59Z

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As @F.Hauri and @Cyrus suggested, you would need an another command running. Since, I am using a Python CLI, the title doesn't go away until it returns to it's shell.

In Python, you would do:

os.system("echo -en '\033]0;My new title\007'")

Or for more options,

print("\33]0;My new title\7")

The second option is more recommend.

Thank you @F.Hauri and @Cyrus for answering this!

edited Feb 1 at 7:02

answered Jan 30 at 15:53

Mithun

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Ed Morton Jan 30 at 18:34

If you need options then you shouldn't be using echo, use printf instead. See why-is-printf-better-than-echo.

F. Hauri - Give Up GitHub Jan 31 at 7:04

@EdMorton printf is recommended over echo, but in python you would: print("\33]0;My new title\7") there is no need to use os.system call!!!

F. Hauri - Give Up GitHub Jan 31 at 7:30

@Mithun Feel free to upvote comments you'd find useful

Ed Morton Jan 31 at 22:03

@F.Hauri-GiveUpGitHub I expect the OP is doing more than just calling echo in the os.system() call in their real code and this is just their minimal reproducible example of this specific problem.

Mithun Feb 1 at 6:58

Yes @EdMorton that is correct

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