cursor stops blinking on wsl2 after running top #15189

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opened 2026-01-31 04:30:57 +00:00 by claunia · 2 comments
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Originally created by @elsaco on GitHub (Sep 12, 2021).

Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number)

1.11.2421.0

Other Software

  • top, htop, tmux
  • this bug was first reported by @georgewheatcroft issue #11183

Steps to reproduce

  • launch top and exit

Expected Behavior

  • blinking cursor

Actual Behavior

  • cursor not blinking anymore
  • to recover "tput cvvis" command was used. This sets the cursor again to very visible (a.k.a blinking)

If setting "TERM=linux" from "TERM=xterm-256color" as suggested in #11183 a lot of functionality is being lost. Here's a comparison of both terminal profiles, notice all the NULL entries for "TERM=linux":

tux@ubuntu:~$ infocmp xterm-256color linux
comparing xterm-256color to linux.
    comparing booleans.
        eo: F:T.
        km: T:F.
        mc5i: T:F.
        npc: T:F.
        xon: F:T.
    comparing numbers.
        colors: 256, 8.
        cols: 80, NULL.
        lines: 24, NULL.
        ncv: NULL, 18.
        pairs: 32767, 64.
    comparing strings.
        acsc: '``aaffggiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~', '++\,\,--..00__``aaffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}c~~'.
        cbt: '\E[Z', NULL.
        civis: '\E[?25l', '\E[?25l\E[?1c'.
        clear: '\E[H\E[2J', '\E[H\E[J'.
        cnorm: '\E[?12l\E[?25h', '\E[?25h\E[?0c'.
        cvvis: '\E[?12;25h', '\E[?25h\E[?8c'.
        enacs: NULL, '\E)0'.
        flash: '\E[?5h$<100/>\E[?5l', '\E[?5h$<200/>\E[?5l'.
        ich1: NULL, '\E[@'.
        indn: '\E[%p1%dS', NULL.
        initc: '\E]4;%p1%d;rgb\:%p2%{255}%*%{1000}%/%2.2X/%p3%{255}%*%{1000}%/%2.2X/%p4%{255}%*%{1000}%/%2.2X\E\\', '\E]P%p1%x%p2%{255}%*%{1000}%/%02x%p3%{255}%*%{1000}%/%02x%p4%{255}%*%{1000}%/%02x'.
        invis: '\E[8m', NULL.
        is2: '\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>', NULL.
        kDC: '\E[3;2~', NULL.
        kEND: '\E[1;2F', NULL.
        kHOM: '\E[1;2H', NULL.
        kIC: '\E[2;2~', NULL.
        kLFT: '\E[1;2D', NULL.
        kNXT: '\E[6;2~', NULL.
        kPRV: '\E[5;2~', NULL.
        kRIT: '\E[1;2C', NULL.
        kb2: '\EOE', '\E[G'.
        kcub1: '\EOD', '\E[D'.
        kcud1: '\EOB', '\E[B'.
        kcuf1: '\EOC', '\E[C'.
        kcuu1: '\EOA', '\E[A'.
        kend: '\EOF', '\E[4~'.
        kent: '\EOM', NULL.
        kf1: '\EOP', '\E[[A'.
        kf13: '\E[1;2P', '\E[25~'.
        kf14: '\E[1;2Q', '\E[26~'.
        kf15: '\E[1;2R', '\E[28~'.
        kf16: '\E[1;2S', '\E[29~'.
        kf17: '\E[15;2~', '\E[31~'.
        kf18: '\E[17;2~', '\E[32~'.
        kf19: '\E[18;2~', '\E[33~'.
        kf2: '\EOQ', '\E[[B'.
        kf20: '\E[19;2~', '\E[34~'.
        kf21: '\E[20;2~', NULL.
        kf22: '\E[21;2~', NULL.
        kf23: '\E[23;2~', NULL.
        kf24: '\E[24;2~', NULL.
        kf25: '\E[1;5P', NULL.
        kf26: '\E[1;5Q', NULL.
        kf27: '\E[1;5R', NULL.
        kf28: '\E[1;5S', NULL.
        kf29: '\E[15;5~', NULL.
        kf3: '\EOR', '\E[[C'.
        kf30: '\E[17;5~', NULL.
        kf31: '\E[18;5~', NULL.
        kf32: '\E[19;5~', NULL.
        kf33: '\E[20;5~', NULL.
        kf34: '\E[21;5~', NULL.
        kf35: '\E[23;5~', NULL.
        kf36: '\E[24;5~', NULL.
        kf37: '\E[1;6P', NULL.
        kf38: '\E[1;6Q', NULL.
        kf39: '\E[1;6R', NULL.
        kf4: '\EOS', '\E[[D'.
        kf40: '\E[1;6S', NULL.
        kf41: '\E[15;6~', NULL.
        kf42: '\E[17;6~', NULL.
        kf43: '\E[18;6~', NULL.
        kf44: '\E[19;6~', NULL.
        kf45: '\E[20;6~', NULL.
        kf46: '\E[21;6~', NULL.
        kf47: '\E[23;6~', NULL.
        kf48: '\E[24;6~', NULL.
        kf49: '\E[1;3P', NULL.
        kf5: '\E[15~', '\E[[E'.
        kf50: '\E[1;3Q', NULL.
        kf51: '\E[1;3R', NULL.
        kf52: '\E[1;3S', NULL.
        kf53: '\E[15;3~', NULL.
        kf54: '\E[17;3~', NULL.
        kf55: '\E[18;3~', NULL.
        kf56: '\E[19;3~', NULL.
        kf57: '\E[20;3~', NULL.
        kf58: '\E[21;3~', NULL.
        kf59: '\E[23;3~', NULL.
        kf60: '\E[24;3~', NULL.
        kf61: '\E[1;4P', NULL.
        kf62: '\E[1;4Q', NULL.
        kf63: '\E[1;4R', NULL.
        khome: '\EOH', '\E[1~'.
        kind: '\E[1;2B', NULL.
        kri: '\E[1;2A', NULL.
        kspd: NULL, '^Z'.
        mc0: '\E[i', NULL.
        mc4: '\E[4i', NULL.
        mc5: '\E[5i', NULL.
        nel: NULL, '\r\n'.
        oc: '\E]104\007', '\E]R'.
        rep: '%p1%c\E[%p2%{1}%-%db', NULL.
        rin: '\E[%p1%dT', NULL.
        ritm: '\E[23m', NULL.
        rmacs: '\E(B', '^O'.
        rmcup: '\E[?1049l\E[23;0;0t', NULL.
        rmkx: '\E[?1l\E>', NULL.
        rmm: '\E[?1034l', NULL.
        rmpch: NULL, '\E[10m'.
        rs1: '\Ec\E]104\007', '\Ec\E]R'.
        rs2: '\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>', NULL.
        setab: '\E[%?%p1%{8}%<%t4%p1%d%e%p1%{16}%<%t10%p1%{8}%-%d%e48;5;%p1%d%;m', '\E[4%p1%dm'.
        setaf: '\E[%?%p1%{8}%<%t3%p1%d%e%p1%{16}%<%t9%p1%{8}%-%d%e38;5;%p1%d%;m', '\E[3%p1%dm'.
        sgr: '%?%p9%t\E(0%e\E(B%;\E[0%?%p6%t;1%;%?%p5%t;2%;%?%p2%t;4%;%?%p1%p3%|%t;7%;%?%p4%t;5%;%?%p7%t;8%;m', '\E[0;10%?%p1%t;7%;%?%p2%t;4%;%?%p3%t;7%;%?%p4%t;5%;%?%p5%t;2%;%?%p6%t;1%;m%?%p9%t\016%e\017%;'.
        sgr0: '\E(B\E[m', '\E[m\017'.
        sitm: '\E[3m', NULL.
        smacs: '\E(0', '^N'.
        smcup: '\E[?1049h\E[22;0;0t', NULL.
        smkx: '\E[?1h\E=', NULL.
        smm: '\E[?1034h', NULL.
        smpch: NULL, '\E[11m'.
        u8: '\E[?%[;0123456789]c', '\E[?6c'.

Originally created by @elsaco on GitHub (Sep 12, 2021). ### Windows Terminal version (or Windows build number) 1.11.2421.0 ### Other Software - top, htop, tmux - this bug was first reported by @georgewheatcroft issue #11183 ### Steps to reproduce - launch top and exit ### Expected Behavior - blinking cursor ### Actual Behavior - cursor not blinking anymore - to recover "tput cvvis" command was used. This sets the cursor again to very visible (a.k.a blinking) If setting "TERM=linux" from "TERM=xterm-256color" as suggested in #11183 a lot of functionality is being lost. Here's a comparison of both terminal profiles, notice all the NULL entries for "TERM=linux": ``` tux@ubuntu:~$ infocmp xterm-256color linux comparing xterm-256color to linux. comparing booleans. eo: F:T. km: T:F. mc5i: T:F. npc: T:F. xon: F:T. comparing numbers. colors: 256, 8. cols: 80, NULL. lines: 24, NULL. ncv: NULL, 18. pairs: 32767, 64. comparing strings. acsc: '``aaffggiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}}~~', '++\,\,--..00__``aaffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzz{{||}c~~'. cbt: '\E[Z', NULL. civis: '\E[?25l', '\E[?25l\E[?1c'. clear: '\E[H\E[2J', '\E[H\E[J'. cnorm: '\E[?12l\E[?25h', '\E[?25h\E[?0c'. cvvis: '\E[?12;25h', '\E[?25h\E[?8c'. enacs: NULL, '\E)0'. flash: '\E[?5h$<100/>\E[?5l', '\E[?5h$<200/>\E[?5l'. ich1: NULL, '\E[@'. indn: '\E[%p1%dS', NULL. initc: '\E]4;%p1%d;rgb\:%p2%{255}%*%{1000}%/%2.2X/%p3%{255}%*%{1000}%/%2.2X/%p4%{255}%*%{1000}%/%2.2X\E\\', '\E]P%p1%x%p2%{255}%*%{1000}%/%02x%p3%{255}%*%{1000}%/%02x%p4%{255}%*%{1000}%/%02x'. invis: '\E[8m', NULL. is2: '\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>', NULL. kDC: '\E[3;2~', NULL. kEND: '\E[1;2F', NULL. kHOM: '\E[1;2H', NULL. kIC: '\E[2;2~', NULL. kLFT: '\E[1;2D', NULL. kNXT: '\E[6;2~', NULL. kPRV: '\E[5;2~', NULL. kRIT: '\E[1;2C', NULL. kb2: '\EOE', '\E[G'. kcub1: '\EOD', '\E[D'. kcud1: '\EOB', '\E[B'. kcuf1: '\EOC', '\E[C'. kcuu1: '\EOA', '\E[A'. kend: '\EOF', '\E[4~'. kent: '\EOM', NULL. kf1: '\EOP', '\E[[A'. kf13: '\E[1;2P', '\E[25~'. kf14: '\E[1;2Q', '\E[26~'. kf15: '\E[1;2R', '\E[28~'. kf16: '\E[1;2S', '\E[29~'. kf17: '\E[15;2~', '\E[31~'. kf18: '\E[17;2~', '\E[32~'. kf19: '\E[18;2~', '\E[33~'. kf2: '\EOQ', '\E[[B'. kf20: '\E[19;2~', '\E[34~'. kf21: '\E[20;2~', NULL. kf22: '\E[21;2~', NULL. kf23: '\E[23;2~', NULL. kf24: '\E[24;2~', NULL. kf25: '\E[1;5P', NULL. kf26: '\E[1;5Q', NULL. kf27: '\E[1;5R', NULL. kf28: '\E[1;5S', NULL. kf29: '\E[15;5~', NULL. kf3: '\EOR', '\E[[C'. kf30: '\E[17;5~', NULL. kf31: '\E[18;5~', NULL. kf32: '\E[19;5~', NULL. kf33: '\E[20;5~', NULL. kf34: '\E[21;5~', NULL. kf35: '\E[23;5~', NULL. kf36: '\E[24;5~', NULL. kf37: '\E[1;6P', NULL. kf38: '\E[1;6Q', NULL. kf39: '\E[1;6R', NULL. kf4: '\EOS', '\E[[D'. kf40: '\E[1;6S', NULL. kf41: '\E[15;6~', NULL. kf42: '\E[17;6~', NULL. kf43: '\E[18;6~', NULL. kf44: '\E[19;6~', NULL. kf45: '\E[20;6~', NULL. kf46: '\E[21;6~', NULL. kf47: '\E[23;6~', NULL. kf48: '\E[24;6~', NULL. kf49: '\E[1;3P', NULL. kf5: '\E[15~', '\E[[E'. kf50: '\E[1;3Q', NULL. kf51: '\E[1;3R', NULL. kf52: '\E[1;3S', NULL. kf53: '\E[15;3~', NULL. kf54: '\E[17;3~', NULL. kf55: '\E[18;3~', NULL. kf56: '\E[19;3~', NULL. kf57: '\E[20;3~', NULL. kf58: '\E[21;3~', NULL. kf59: '\E[23;3~', NULL. kf60: '\E[24;3~', NULL. kf61: '\E[1;4P', NULL. kf62: '\E[1;4Q', NULL. kf63: '\E[1;4R', NULL. khome: '\EOH', '\E[1~'. kind: '\E[1;2B', NULL. kri: '\E[1;2A', NULL. kspd: NULL, '^Z'. mc0: '\E[i', NULL. mc4: '\E[4i', NULL. mc5: '\E[5i', NULL. nel: NULL, '\r\n'. oc: '\E]104\007', '\E]R'. rep: '%p1%c\E[%p2%{1}%-%db', NULL. rin: '\E[%p1%dT', NULL. ritm: '\E[23m', NULL. rmacs: '\E(B', '^O'. rmcup: '\E[?1049l\E[23;0;0t', NULL. rmkx: '\E[?1l\E>', NULL. rmm: '\E[?1034l', NULL. rmpch: NULL, '\E[10m'. rs1: '\Ec\E]104\007', '\Ec\E]R'. rs2: '\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>', NULL. setab: '\E[%?%p1%{8}%<%t4%p1%d%e%p1%{16}%<%t10%p1%{8}%-%d%e48;5;%p1%d%;m', '\E[4%p1%dm'. setaf: '\E[%?%p1%{8}%<%t3%p1%d%e%p1%{16}%<%t9%p1%{8}%-%d%e38;5;%p1%d%;m', '\E[3%p1%dm'. sgr: '%?%p9%t\E(0%e\E(B%;\E[0%?%p6%t;1%;%?%p5%t;2%;%?%p2%t;4%;%?%p1%p3%|%t;7%;%?%p4%t;5%;%?%p7%t;8%;m', '\E[0;10%?%p1%t;7%;%?%p2%t;4%;%?%p3%t;7%;%?%p4%t;5%;%?%p5%t;2%;%?%p6%t;1%;m%?%p9%t\016%e\017%;'. sgr0: '\E(B\E[m', '\E[m\017'. sitm: '\E[3m', NULL. smacs: '\E(0', '^N'. smcup: '\E[?1049h\E[22;0;0t', NULL. smkx: '\E[?1h\E=', NULL. smm: '\E[?1034h', NULL. smpch: NULL, '\E[11m'. u8: '\E[?%[;0123456789]c', '\E[?6c'. ```
claunia added the Resolution-Duplicate label 2026-01-31 04:30:57 +00:00
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@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021):

For the record, you don't need to file an exactly duplicate issue in the future. Discussion on the original could lead to us re-opening the original, if necessary. However, in this case, the actual root issue is /dup #10754, so let's continue the discussion there.

@zadjii-msft commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021): For the record, you don't need to file an exactly duplicate issue in the future. Discussion on the original could lead to us re-opening the original, if necessary. However, in this case, the actual root issue is /dup #10754, so let's continue the discussion there.
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@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021):

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!

@ghost commented on GitHub (Sep 13, 2021): Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists on this Issue Tracker. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread. Thanks for your report!
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