Looks like changing the default profile to set to "Keep initial title" does the trick. I incorrectly assumed that the command-line option of --title would alway take precedence.
** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- [Intrepid] gnome-terminal --title ignored https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/293364 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs