If a user uses the vim editor, write below entries in the ~/.vimrc to enable this feature.
set t_SI=^[[3\ q set t_EI=^[[1\ q NOTE: Input ^[ by using Control-V Control-[.If the cursor periodically blinks after an application exits, a user should configure as follows.
civis=\E[?25l cnorm=\E[?12l\E[?25h cvvis=\E[?12;25hWhen the upper configuration is enabled, the normal cursor displays with the non-blinking mode and the emphasis cursor displays with the blinking mode. So, the cursor does not blink when the terminfo application displays the own cursor.
% infocmp xterm > xterm.ti Open the xterm.ti file, change from a value of cnorm and cvvis to \E?25h. % tic -o ~/.terminfo xterm.ti Execute the tic command. # tic xterm.ti If the configuration is enabled as whole system, execute the upper command with a root user.