In their most used version v4, UUIDs are random, and that's a useful property. But sometimes all you want is a UUID that is easy to remember. To hell with randomness!
A minor complication is that for a string to parse as a valid UUID, the variant and version bits should be set correctly (to 2 and 4, respectively). Here are a few suggestions that pass the test:
facade00-0000-4000-a000-000000000000
decade00-0000-4000-a000-000000000000
| # put this in your .bash_profile | |
| if [ $ITERM_SESSION_ID ]; then | |
| export PROMPT_COMMAND='echo -ne "\033];${PWD##*/}\007"; ':"$PROMPT_COMMAND"; | |
| fi | |
| # Piece-by-Piece Explanation: | |
| # the if condition makes sure we only screw with $PROMPT_COMMAND if we're in an iTerm environment | |
| # iTerm happens to give each session a unique $ITERM_SESSION_ID we can use, $ITERM_PROFILE is an option too | |
| # the $PROMPT_COMMAND environment variable is executed every time a command is run | |
| # see: ss64.com/bash/syntax-prompt.html |