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Created July 17, 2025 21:49
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  1. theodric created this gist Jul 17, 2025.
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    # set cursor color to bright pink in terminals that support OSC 12
    set_cursor_color() {
    # only do this if we're in an interactive tty and not a dumb term
    [[ $- == *i* && $TERM != "dumb" ]] || return
    # OSC 12 escape
    printf '\e]12;#ff00ff\a'
    }

    # detect if we're inside tmux
    if [[ -n $TMUX ]]; then
    # pass through tmux by wrapping in DCS passthrough
    printf '\ePtmux;\e\e]12;#ff00ff\a\e\\'
    else
    set_cursor_color
    fi