Change Profiles Tab preferences in Terminal on Mac

Use Tab preferences in Terminal to specify the information that appears in the title of tabs for a Terminal window profile.

To change these preferences in the Terminal app on your Mac, choose Terminal > Preferences, click Profiles, select a profile, then click Tab.

Note: The options you choose in this preference pane apply only to the profile you select. They don’t apply to the Terminal app in general.

Title

Select information to display in the title for a tab.

Working directory or document: Displays the name of the working directory or document.
Path: Displays the directory or document path.
Active process name: Displays the name of the active process.
Arguments: Displays the arguments for the active process.
TTY name: Displays the terminal name.
Show other items when there is a custom title: If you created a custom title, this checkbox controls whether the other items selected for the title are displayed.
Show activity indicator: Displays an activity indicator.

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