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When I run notify-send in Debian 13 (GNOME 48), my notification shows an unwanted title like this:

notify-sendJust now

Here’s a screenshot for reference:

notify-send GNOME Shell 48

I used the basic command:

notify-send "test"

But GNOME automatically adds “zsh”. Even normal app notifications (not just notify-send) are showing zshJust now at the top.

How can I remove or replace that “zshJust now” line?

If this behavior is controlled by GNOME Shell itself, is there a way to disable or change it globally (for all notify-send messages)?

Update 1:

Just for reference, on Debian 12 with GNOME Shell 43.9, the notifications look like the screenshot bellow.

notify-send "test" on GNOME Shell 43.9

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  • "I used the basic command" Ok, but where did you use that? How are you using that? Do you type it in somewhere (if so, where?), is it in some starter button? Commented Oct 25 at 16:46
  • @MarcusMüller The issue isn’t how I’m using it (i am using it in many cli tools in many ways) — I just really dislike the title itself. It always says “Just now”, which feels pointless (of course the notification just happened). There’s not even a space in “zshJust now”, and after seeing it a hundred times it becomes annoying. Also, even regular app notifications (not just ones from notify-send) show this “zshJust now” header, so it’s clearly a GNOME behavior, not something specific to my usage. Commented Oct 25 at 23:32
  • no offense, there's the zsh name in the title, which very clearly says that how you're launching it is relevant for what you're being shown. So, please help us help you by answering the simple question I stated above. Commented Oct 26 at 8:54
  • I am sorry. When any regular notification (ex. Eyesight Reminders, Movement Reminders etc.) shows in my machine, it is shown like this. when i use notify-send "test" in the terminal, it shows like this. when i use notify-send in a shell script it is shown like this. I can not remember seeing it otherwise. Commented Oct 26 at 8:56
  • aha! So this is from a shell script and/or interactive shell context, and not from a context where there's a starter .desktop script or similarly gnome-controlled environment! That makes a lot of a difference. First question here would be: does the title change when you run notify-send --app-name 'Ahmad's app' test? Commented Oct 26 at 9:02

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