patch 8.0.1305: writefile() never calls fsync() commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/7567d0b115e332f61a9f390aaccdf7825b891227 Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Nov 16 23:04:15 2017 +0100 patch 8.0.1305: writefile() never calls fsync() Problem: Writefile() never calls fsync(). Solution: Follow the 'fsync' option with override to enable or disable.

#!/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"