vim: vertical bar in insert mode

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.vimrc b/.vimrc
index 037f0ff..7eb4ff5 100644
--- a/.vimrc
+++ b/.vimrc
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@ autocmd BufRead,BufNewFile *.tf,*.tfvars set filetype=terraform
 " set correct comment string for powershell files
 autocmd FileType ps1 setlocal commentstring=#\ %s
 
+" vertical bar in insert mode, block in normal mode
+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)
+autocmd VimEnter * silent !echo -ne "\e[2 q"
+
 " ---------------------------------
 " --- KEYBINDINGS
 " --------------------------------