[BUG] CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_TERMINAL_TITLE=1 still clears the title when exiting
Status Closed — not planned
Reported on v2.1.70
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Activity 7 comments · opened Mar 6, 2026 · closed Apr 3, 2026
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What's Wrong?
I have CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_TERMINAL_TITLE=1 set in my environment. I correctly stops Claude from changing the terminal title while it is working. The title remains as I originally set it. But when exiting claude, the terminal title is cleared (empty string).
What Should Happen?
The terminal title should remain,.
Error Messages/Logs
Steps to Reproduce
% export CLAUDE_CODE_DISABLE_TERMINAL_TITLE=1
% echo -ne "\033]0;My New Window Title\007"
# The window title is now "My New Window Title"
% claude
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# The terminal title is now empty.Claude Model
None
Is this a regression?
Yes, this worked in a previous version
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.70
Platform
Anthropic API
Operating System
macOS
Terminal/Shell
iTerm2
Additional Information
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7 Comments
Found 3 possible duplicate issues:
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Those are not duplicates, they are about the variable not stopping the title changes.
BTW, the terminal title is reset for real Clause sessions where real work is done also. I showed exiting immediately above, but any session will do it.
Closing for now — inactive for too long. Please open a new issue if this is still relevant.
It is really obnoxious to close issues simply because YOU have not done anything with them. This is still a bug.
See #43349
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