Subject: bug#5334: 23.1.91; Term mode prints "0; user@host:~" before each prompt of an interactive SSH session

From: Dan Nicolaescu <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 2010 13:37:30 -0800 (PST)

Scott Bell <[email-masked]> writes:

  > Under GNU Emacs 23.1.91.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin10.2.0, 
  > NS apple-appkit-1038.25), Mac OS X 10.6.2, Term mode
  > prints the following prompt during an interactive SSH
  > session ('ssh host'):
  > 
  > 0;user@host:~(host:~)$ 
  > 
  > when PS1 is set to '(\h:\W)\$ ' on the remote host. 
  > 
  > The string '0;user@host:~' is not displayed when using
  > another terminal emulator.	

You probably set  PROMPT_COMMAND to something that term.el does not
understand.