How can I get a block cursor in Vim in the Cygwin terminal?

Solution 1:

This question on the Cygwin mailing list answers the question by setting some arcane variables to the appropriate escape sequences. Add this to your .vimrc:

let &t_ti.="\e[1 q"
let &t_SI.="\e[5 q"
let &t_EI.="\e[1 q"
let &t_te.="\e[0 q"

Solution 2:

There's a setting for that, in the cygwin terminal emulator:

Right-click on the window title bar > Options > Looks > Cursor > Cursor radio button

Solution 3:

Create a file ~/.minttyrc, add below line to it

CursorType=block

Then re-launch mintty, which is Cygwin's default terminal.

How can I get a block cursor in Vim in the Cygwin terminal?

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