# Install xtitle with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix Set window title and icon for your X terminal. Version 1.0.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:xtitle ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install xtitle ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add xtitle ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xtitle from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install xtitle ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: xtitle from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#xtitle ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xt/xtitle/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:xtitle - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.4 - **Source summary:** Set window title and icon for your X terminal - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - xtctl (cli) - xtitle (cli) - xtctl (alias) - xtitle (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.4 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://kinzler.com/me/xtitle/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage xtitle is a compact shell-script utility for setting the window title and icon name of an xterm or xterm-like terminal by emitting the appropriate xterm control sequence. ### Project history Stephen B. Kinzler's page describes xtitle as a tool so straightforward he originally would not have expected to package it, but it escaped into wider use and was given a man page, Imakefile, and companion `xtctl` script. The copyright span starts in 1993, and the manpage author line records updates in 1993, 1998, 2000, and 2009. ### Adoption history xtitle spread because xterm title escape sequences are useful but annoying to remember. It appears in distro package sets mostly as a tiny convenience command for shell prompts, scripts, and users who keep many terminal windows open. ### How it is used Run `xtitle build logs`, `xtitle -t name`, or `xtitle -i icon-name` inside an xterm-like terminal to update the window title and/or icon name. The tool prints OSC title-control sequences rather than talking to Xlib directly. ### Why package nerds care xtitle is a tiny-package example: a one-purpose script became package-worthy because it captured a common X11 terminal idiom, documented it, and made it portable enough for package managers to ship. ### Timeline - 1993: xtitle's copyright and manpage history begin. - 1998: Manpage author line records a November 1998 update. - 2000: Manpage author line records a March 2000 update. - 2009: Manpage author line records a December 2009 update; current manual page reports version 1.0.4. - 2014: Upstream page copyright range extends through 2014. ### Related projects - xterm: the terminal whose title/icon-name control sequences xtitle emits. - dtterm: listed by the manpage as another terminal known to work. - xtermcontrol: a broader command-line controller for xterm properties. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** xtitle - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - xtitle - 1.0.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xtitle from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | set window title and icon name for X terminal | https://kinzler.com/me/xtitle/ - Nix - xtitle: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xt/xtitle/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - xtitle - 1.0.4-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xtitle from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | set window title and icon name for X terminal | https://kinzler.com/me/xtitle/ - apk - xtitle - 0.4.4-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: xtitle from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Outputs X window titles | https://github.com/baskerville/xtitle ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [xtermcontrol](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xtermcontrol/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, x11, xterm. - [libvterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libvterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, xterm. - [tmex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, shell-script, terminal. - [xterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal, x11. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/xtitle.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/xtitle.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph