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I use vi-mode in oh-my-zsh with the af-magic theme.

I want the cursor style to indicate whether I am in normal mode (block) or insert mode (beam), both in zsh and in vim.

This is what I have so far:

In my ~/.zshrc:

 # vim mode config
 # ---------------

 # Activate vim mode.
 bindkey -v

 # Remove mode switching delay.
 KEYTIMEOUT=5

 # Change cursor shape for different vi modes.
 function zle-keymap-select 
 [[ $KEYMAP == viins ]] 
 zle -N zle-keymap-select

 # Use beam shape cursor on startup.
 echo -ne 'e[5 q'

 # Use beam shape cursor for each new prompt.
 preexec() 
 echo -ne 'e[5 q'
 

As found here.

In vim, I use Vundle and terminus.

With these configurations, both zsh and vim work as they should when considered independently.
However, when I enter vim from zsh in insert mode, vim starts in normal mode (as it should) but still shows the beam shape cursor.
Similarly, when I exit vim, I get back to zsh in insert mode, but the cursor is still in block shape (since the last mode in vim was normal).

When after this, I switch modes for the first time (in both zsh and vim), the cursor behaves the way it should again.

How can I make them display the correct cursor after entering and exiting vim as well?

I tried putting

 autocmd VimEnter * stopinsert
 autocmd VimLeave * startinsert

in my ~.vimrc, but this does not affect the cursor.

I have found a solution:

I put this in my ~/.vimrc:

autocmd VimEnter * silent exec "! echo -ne 'e[1 q'"
autocmd VimLeave * silent exec "! echo -ne 'e[5 q'"