patch 8.1.1816: cannot use a user defined function as a method commit https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/fcfe1a9b8950b8b211ab3b24d84b17c6847ea43f Author: Bram Moolenaar <Bram@vim.org> Date: Sun Aug 4 23:04:39 2019 +0200 patch 8.1.1816: cannot use a user defined function as a method Problem: Cannot use a user defined function as a method. Solution: Pass the base as the first argument to the user defined function after "->". (partly by FUJIWARA Takuya)

#!/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"