From d6d6e4d94b0929106fcf6e83ad476b44b9ce8b36 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: rhodes-b <59537185+rhodes-b@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2025 19:21:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] set title as argv[0] for commands specified with `-e`

---
 src/Surface.zig | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Surface.zig b/src/Surface.zig
index af0a742c6..76c353969 100644
--- a/src/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/Surface.zig
@@ -675,6 +675,22 @@ pub fn init(
             .set_title,
             .{ .title = title },
         );
+    } else if (config.@"initial-command") |initial_command| {
+        switch (initial_command) {
+            // If a user specifies a command with `-e` it is appropriate to set the title
+            // as argv[0]
+            .direct => {
+                _ = try rt_app.performAction(
+                    .{ .surface = self },
+                    .set_title,
+                    .{ .title = initial_command.direct[0] },
+                );
+            },
+            // we won't set the title in the case the shell expands the command
+            // as that should typically be used to launch a shell which should
+            // set its own titles
+            .shell => {},
+        }
     }
 
     // We are no longer the first surface