iTerm Tab & Window Titles with zsh and git.original: http://timbabwe.com/2012/05/iterm_tab_and_window_titles_with_zsh

gistfile1.sh

function precmd() {
  if command git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then
    window_label=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
    tab_label=$(echo $window_label | awk -F\/ '{print "git:" $NF}')
  else
    window_label=${PWD/${HOME}/\~}
    tab_label=$window_label
  fi
  echo -ne "\e]2;${window_label}\a"
  echo -ne "\e]1;${tab_label: -100}\a"
}

gistfile2.md

don't forget to set dynamic tab width: https://www.iterm2.com/documentation-hidden-settings.html

defaults write com.googlecode.iterm2 UseUnevenTabs -bool true