How do I make the cursor stop blinking when in a TTY? (or anywhere else).  BONUS Points for one universal setting that stops the cursor blinking almost everywhere. 
How to stop cursor from blinking
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This gives you a solid yellow block (nonblinking) as a cursor:echo -n -e '\e[?17;14;224c'For more info check these references: Linuxgazette and EmacsWiki as well as the file /usr/src/linux/Documentation/VGA-softcursor.txt (if present on your system)