Use #{hostname} in session list

[fgionghi]

Hi,
i'm using oh my tmux on ubuntu 20.04 server.
What I would like to do do is automatically use the hostname either on the status bar (accomplished simply using #{hostname} on tmux_conf_theme_status_left) and also on the session list (C-a s).

What am I missing? Thanks.

[gpakosz]

Hello @fgionghi 👋

I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve.
Can you please post a screenshot of where you would like hostname to be used?

[fgionghi]

Of course.
Here I have the default config, pressed C-a $, renamed the session test and the result can be seen in the status bar AND in the session list (C-a s):

This is ok, but i would like all this process to be automatic as I connect in ssh to a hostname.
To say this in different words: when i connect in ssh to a host i would like to rename automatically my session name with the hostname of the machine EITHER in the status bar AND in the session list.

The solution I have found only partially resolve my issue:
what i did is use #{hostname} on tmux_conf_theme_status_left instead of #S and as I connect to a host in ssh the name of the session in the status bar change accordingly BUT the name in the session list remain a number. This last sentence is my problem.
I'm pretty sure this is something simple and I am missing something.
Hope I have explain my self better! Thank you

[gpakosz]

The solution I have found only partially resolve my issue

Well yes, deciding to display something different than #{session_name} in the status bar is different from renaming a session upon connecting to a remote host.

Also, what if within the same session you have 2 panes connected to different hosts?

[fgionghi]

Well yes, deciding to display something different than #{session_name} in the status bar is different from renaming a session upon connecting to a remote host.

Yeah you are right.

Also, what if within the same session you have 2 panes connected to different hosts?

In this case it's ok to show the host of the first pane, but anyway I I set tmux_conf_new_pane_reconnect_ssh to true so this shouldn't be a problem. Same thing with windows... I mostly use a session on just one single remote host.