vi and Vim Editors Pocket Reference, 2nd Edition

Command-Line Options

Command	Action
vi file	Invoke vi on file
vi file1 file2	Invoke vi on files sequentially
view file	Invoke vi on file in read-only mode
vi -R file	Invoke vi on file in read-only mode
vi -r file	Recover file and recent edits after a crash
vi -t tag	Look up tag and start editing at its definition
vi -w n	Set the window size to n; useful over a slow connection
vi + file	Open file at last line
vi +n file	Open file directly at line number n
vi -c command file	Open file, execute command, which is usually a search command or line number (POSIX)
vi +/pattern file	Open file directly at pattern
ex file	Invoke ex on file
ex - file < script	Invoke ex on file, taking commands from script; suppress informative messages and prompts
ex -s file < script	Invoke ex on file, taking commands from script; suppress informative messages and prompts (POSIX)