patch 8.2.0298: Vim9 script: cannot start command with a string constant Commit: https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/0c6ceaf90389b41545d803458c4813013811c756 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sat Feb 22 18:36:32 2020 +0100 patch 8.2.0298: Vim9 script: cannot start command with a string constant Problem: Vim9 script: cannot start command with a string constant. Solution: Recognize expression starting with '('.

#!/bin/sh
# enable DEC locator input model on remote terminal
printf  "\033[1;2'z\033[1;3'{\c"
vim "$@"
# disable DEC locator input model on remote terminal
printf  "\033[2;4'{\033[0'z\c"