Re: tramp (2.2.5-pre); tramp hangs - waiting for prompt from remote shell

[Michael Albinus]

Sebastian Schmitt <address@hidden> writes:

> Hi Michael!

Hi Sebastian,
>> Yes, but your prompt uses escape sequences. It looks like:
>> 
>> address@hidden: ~ $ ^[[K
>> 
>> And the escape sequences contain literal "[" characters. When Tramp
>> allows "[...]" style prompts, it is confused by those "[" characters. So
>> you shall convince the remote prompt to get rid of it.
>
> Probably it's obvious to everybody but not me. Where does 'address@hidden: %~ 
> $
> ' contain escape sequences? Does zsh silently add them at a later step?

Yes, the escape sequences are activated by your shell. And now that you
mention zsh: the Tramp manual recommends to disable the zsh line editor.
See (info "(tramp)Frequently Asked Questions")

> Best,
>
> Sebastian

Best regards, Michael.