Change the cursor Insert modes in Vim
# .vimrc
let &t_SI = "\e[6 q"
let &t_EI = "\e[2 q"
" reset the cursor on start (for older versions of vim, usually not required)
augroup myCmds
au!
autocmd VimEnter * silent !echo -ne "\e[2 q"
augroup END
- Other options ( replace the number after \e[ ):
Ps = 0 -> blinking block.
Ps = 1 -> blinking block (default).
Ps = 2 -> steady block.
Ps = 3 -> blinking underline.
Ps = 4 -> steady underline.
Ps = 5 -> blinking bar (xterm).
Ps = 6 -> steady bar (xterm).
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6488683/how-to-change-the-cursor-between-normal-and-insert-modes-in-vim