iTerm2 tabs color and title util
itt is a ruby script which allows setting the title and / or background color of the current tab in the popular Mac OS X terminal app iTerm2 using escape sequences.
gem install itt
Just call itt without any arguments to see help
Version: 0.1.7
Sets the color and/or title of the current iTerm2 tab
USAGE:
itt [color] title
Examples:
itt purple web-server
itt p web-server
itt orange rails-console
itt blue :whale: docker
Clear title and color:
itt clear
Colors: red, green, blue, orange, yellow, purple
Emoji cheat-sheet: http://www.emoji-cheat-sheet.com
If you are using zsh you will need to add export DISABLE_AUTO_TITLE=true in your .zshrc
Thanks to the rumoji gem itt can use Emoji using emoji codes like :grin: to get a 😁
The cheat-sheet is available here (The link is also displayed in itt help)
I tend to color my tabs for easier reference. I prefer using the keyboard to clicking on stuff. There might be a way to do this using keyboard shortcuts but honestly I was too lazy to research it properly and lets face it - this is not a lot o work.
Make itt a gem for easier installGenerate a nicer gif