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Get or set Cursor color in Windows Console.

  1. Download exe file.
  2. Copy to C:\Program_Files\Scripts.
  3. Add C:\Program_Files\Scripts to PATH environment variable.
> ecolor [[+|-]<foreground color>] [[+|-]<background color>]

:: [] -> optional argument
:: <> -> argument value
:: get current cursor color as "<foreground color> <background color>"
> ecolor

:: set cursor foreground color to 1
> ecolor 1

:: set cursor foreground color to darkgray
> ecolor darkgray

:: set cursor color to default
> ecolor 7 0

:: set cursor color to foreground=14, background=5
> ecolor 14 5

:: set cursor color to foreground=yellow, background=darkcyan
> ecolor yellow darkcyan

:: update cursor foreground color to next color
> ecolor +1

:: update cursor background color to next color
> ecolor +0 +1

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