• check where vim executable package
• check vimdoc with keyword
• cursor and cursor shape
• vimrc examples

check where vim executable package

:echo v:progpath

check vimdoc with keyword

:helpgrep <keyword>

" i.e.
:helpgrep slow

• or

  :echo $VIM
  

cursor and cursor shape

[!NOTE|label:references:]

• cursor shape
  • mode settings:
    • t_SI = INSERT mode : let &t_SI.="\e[5 q"
    • t_SR = REPLACE mode : let &t_SR.="\e[4 q"
    • t_EI = NORMAL mode (ELSE) : let &t_EI.="\e[1 q"
  • cursor settings:
    • 1 -> blinking block
    • 2 -> solid block
    • 3 -> blinking underscore
    • 4 -> solid underscore
    • 5 -> blinking vertical bar
    • 6 -> solid vertical bar
• andyfowler/.vimrc
• Change cursor shape in different modes
• Vim change block cursor when in insert mode
• Configuring the cursor
• :help guicorsor
• * iMarslo : redirect message into file

• revert cursor shape when exit vim/nvim

  autocmd VimLeave * silent !echo -ne "\e[6 q"
  

guicursor

$ /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim -u NONE \
                                             -c 'redir > ~/Desktop/guicursor.txt' \
                                             -c 'echo &guicursor' \
                                             -c 'redir END' \
                                             -c 'q'
$ cat ~/Desktop/guicursor.txt
n-v-c:block-Cursor/lCursor,ve:ver35-Cursor,o:hor50-Cursor,i-ci:ver25-Cursor/lCursor,r-cr:hor20-Cursor/lCursor,sm:block-Cursor-blinkwait175-blinkoff150-blinkon175

# after modified
$ /Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/bin/mvim -c 'redir! > ~/Desktop/guicursor.txt' \
                                             -c 'echo &guicursor' \
                                             -c 'redir END' \
                                             -c 'q'
$ cat ~/Desktop/guicursor.txt
a:hor10-Cursor-blinkon0,i-r-c-ci-cr-o:hor10-iCursor-blinkon0,n:hor10-Cursor-blinkwait700-blinkon400-blinkoff250,v-ve:block-Cursor

cursorcolumn

[!NOTE|label:references:]

• Setting Vim cursorline colors?

set cursorcolumn
autocmd InsertEnter * highlight CursorColumn ctermfg=White ctermbg=Yellow cterm=bold guifg=white guibg=yellow gui=bold
autocmd InsertLeave * highlight CursorColumn ctermfg=Black ctermbg=Yellow cterm=bold guifg=Black guibg=yellow gui=NONE

" or simplely via
set cursorcolumn
highlight CursorColumn ctermfg=White ctermbg=gray cterm=bold guifg=white guibg=gray gui=bold

vimrc examples

• reiter/.vim-files/vimrc