1 /* 2 * An extremely simple program to make the cursor blink in an xterm. 3 * This is useful when the cursor is hard to spot in a highlighted file. 4 * Start in the background: "blink&" Stop by killing it. 5 * Bram Moolenaar 980109 (based on an idea from John Lange). 6 */ 7 8 #include <stdio.h> 9 10 main() 11 { 12 while (1) 13 { 14 printf("\e[?25h"); 15 fflush(stdout); 16 usleep(400000); /* on time */ 17 printf("\e[?25l"); 18 fflush(stdout); 19 usleep(250000); /* off time */ 20 } 21 } 22