| - | -s |
Suppress all interactive user feedback. This is useful when processing editor scripts. |
| -l |
Set up for editing LISP programs. |
| -L |
List the name of all files saved as the result of an editor or system crash. |
| -R |
Read only mode; the read only flag is set,
prevent ing accidental overwriting of the file. |
| -r filename |
Edit filename after an editor or system crash. (Recovers the version of filename that was in the buffer when the crash occurred.) |
| -t tag |
Edit the file containing the tag and position the editor at its definition. |
| -v |
Start up in display editing state using vi . You can achieve the same effect by simply typing the vi command itself. |
| -V |
Verbose. When ex commands are read by means of standard input, the input will be echoed to
standard error. This may be useful when processing ex commands within shell scripts. |
| -x |
Encryption option; when used, edit simulates the
X command of ex and prompts the user for a key. This key is used to encrypt and
decrypt text using the algorithm of the crypt command. The X command makes an educated guess to determine whether text read in is encrypted or not. The temporary buffer file is encrypted also, using a transformed
version of the key typed in for the -x option. |
| -wn |
Set the default window size to n. This is useful when using the editor over a slow speed line. |
| -C |
Encryption option; same as the -x option, except that vi simulates the C command of ex . The C command is like the X command of ex , except that all text read in is assumed to have been
encrypted. |
| +command | -command |
Begin editing by executing the specified editor command (usually a search or positioning
command). |
| filename |
The name of the file that you wish
to edit. |
