Use tmux native method of renaming windows#4910
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This uses tmux's built in method of renaming windows, and it even works with pane switching rather than relying on cd to change the window name
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Switches tmux window naming from a shell-hook-based rename (tmux rename-window on directory change) to tmux’s built-in automatic renaming based on the active pane’s current path.
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- Removed the zoxide hook that renamed tmux windows on
cd - Enabled tmux automatic window renaming
- Set the rename format to the (base name of) the active pane’s current path
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| default/bash/aliases | Removes manual tmux rename-window behavior from the zoxide hook. |
| config/tmux/tmux.conf | Enables tmux automatic-rename and sets the rename format to the pane’s current path. |
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This uses tmux's built in method of renaming windows, and it even works with pane switching rather than relying on cd to change the window name
Feel free to edit this however you like, this is just an example of how it can be done with tmux natively.