If the TERM outside tmux doesn't describe the cursor style sequences and
tmux can't detect they are supported itself then it won't use them. Try:

set -as terminal-features 'rxvt*:cstyle'



On Mon, 16 Aug 2021, 22:41 Val, <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I have the following settings in my .vimrc file which set vertical bar
> cursor for insert mode, :
>
>        "vertical bar cursor style (insert mode)
>         let &t_SI = "\<Esc>[6 q"
>         "underline cursor (replace mode)
>         let &t_SR = "\<Esc>[4 q"
>         "block cursor (default)
>         let &t_EI = "\<Esc>[2 q"
>
> These settings work fine if vim is started in xterm, xterm -> tmux or
> urxvt terminal. However, the cursor doesn't change if I start vim from
> urxvt -> tmux sessition.
> I've seen suggestions to use the following vim settings for tmux:
>
>         let &t_SI .= "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[6 q\<Esc>\\"
>         let &t_SR .= "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[4 q\<Esc>\\"
>         let &t_EI .= "\<Esc>Ptmux;\<Esc>\<Esc>[2 q\<Esc>\\"
>
> The above works, but the problem is that the cursor is not saved/restored
> when I move between panes/windows. Its style changes globally. Once I enter
> vim insert mode, the cursor changes to bar, and stays like that in all
> windows/panes.
>
> If I set TERM to xterm-256color instead of  rxvt-unicode-256color, the
> cursor works fine, just like in xterm -> tmux session. however, there's a
> problem with F1-F4 keys, since urxvt uses different key mappings for them.
>
> So it looks like tmux is the culprit in this vim cursor issue. Somehow
> tmux decides not to support cursor capabilities in the urxvt terminal.
>
> For example, `echo -ne "\e[6 q"` works fine in urxvt, xterm, xterm->tmux
> sessions, but doesn't work in urxvt->tmux.
>
> Please, help.
>
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