Re: How to include PWD into hardstatus line?

[Peder Stray]

On Sat, 12 Feb 2005, Phil!Gregory wrote:

> * Rusty Shackleford <address@hidden> [2005-02-11 16:03 +0000]:
> > I tried adding $PWD to my hardstatus, but that seemed to store the
> > initial directory and not update as I moved around.  I couldn't find a %
> > symbol for the current directory.
>
> There's not really a good way to do what you want, though I'll provide
> something of a hack in a bit.

i use %h in the hardstatus (the hardstatus of the shell/term) and use the 
"ESC]0;<string>^G" escape in my prompt to set pwd and such in the 
hardstatus. No problems with the overwrite problems Phil mentioned, but 
programs running in screen could of cource use this escape themselves...

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