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

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Message #14 received at 5334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> ics.uci.edu>
To: Scott Bell <sctb <at> me.com>
Cc: 5334 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5334: 23.1.91; Term mode prints "0;
	user <at> host:~" before each prompt of an interactive SSH session
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 11:13:23 -0800 (PST)

Scott Bell <sctb <at> me.com> writes:

  > On 2010-01-07, at 2:37 PM, Dan Nicolaescu wrote:
  > 
  > > Scott Bell <sctb <at> me.com> 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 <at> host:~(host:~)$ 
  > >> 
  > >> when PS1 is set to '(\h:\W)\$ ' on the remote host. 
  > >> 
  > >> The string '0;user <at> host:~' is not displayed when using
  > >> another terminal emulator.	
  > > 
  > > You probably set  PROMPT_COMMAND to something that term.el does not
  > > understand.
  > 
  > That's correct. It looks like PROMPT_COMMAND on the 
  > remote machine is trying to set the title string.

Does the PROMPT_COMMAND setting come from your .bashrc?
If yes, then:
1. never use it it's overkill, set PS1 to do the same thing instead.
2. when setting it, you need to set it conditionally, only when TERM==xterm

  > Should term.el support this escape sequence? If not,
  > should it recognize it but take no action (and also
  > not print undesired output)? This seems like a fairly
  > common feature, but I could be wrong.

That sequence should only be used for xterm.
It's been reported that this used to work in term.el in emacs-23.1, no
idea why it does not work now. I don't have any plans to figure out why
it does not work anymore, or to do anything about it.

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