patch 8.0.1476: screen isn't always updated right away commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/acda04f5c641330cd589ca52eb61d1ab0d62385f Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Thu Feb 8 09:57:28 2018 +0100 patch 8.0.1476: screen isn't always updated right away Problem: Screen isn't always updated right away. Solution: Adjust #ifdef: Call out_flush() when not running the GUI.

#!/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"