Usage

vim [argments] [file ..]                 edit specified file(s)
vim [argments] -                         read text from stdin
vim [argments] -t tag                    edit file where tag is defined
vim [argments] -q [errorfile]            edit file with first error

Argments

   --                   Only file names after this
   -v                   Vi mode (like "vi")
   -e                   Ex mode (like "ex")
   -E                   Improved Ex mode
   -s                   Silent (batch) mode (only for "ex")
   -d                   Diff mode (like "vimdiff")
   -y                   Easy mode (like "evim", modeless)
   -R                   Readonly mode (like "view")
   -Z                   Restricted mode (like "rvim")
   -m                   Modifications (writing files) not allowed
   -M                   Modifications in text not allowed
   -b                   Binary mode
   -l                   Lisp mode
   -C                   Compatible with Vi: 'compatible'
   -N                   Not fully Vi compatible: 'nocompatible'
   -V[N][fname]         Be verbose [level N] [log messages to fname]
   -D                   Debugging mode
   -n                   No swap file, use memory only
   -r                   List swap files and exit
   -r (with file name)  Recover crashed session
   -L                   Same as -r
   -A                   Start in Arabic mode
   -H                   Start in Hebrew mode
   -T <terminal>        Set terminal type to <terminal>
   --not-a-term         Skip warning for input/output not being a terminal
   --ttyfail            Exit if input or output is not a terminal
   -u <vimrc>           Use <vimrc> instead of any .vimrc
   --noplugin           Don't load plugin scripts
   -p[N]                Open N tab pages (default: one for each file)
   -o[N]                Open N windows (default: one for each file)
   -O[N]                Like -o but split vertically
   +                    Start at end of file
   +<lnum>              Start at line <lnum>
   --cmd <command>      Execute <command> before loading any vimrc file
   -c <command>         Execute <command> after loading the first file
   -S <session>         Source file <session> after loading the first file
   -s <scriptin>        Read Normal mode commands from file <scriptin>
   -w <scriptout>       Append all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -W <scriptout>       Write all typed commands to file <scriptout>
   -x                   Edit encrypted files
   --startuptime <file> Write startup timing messages to <file>
   -i <viminfo>         Use <viminfo> instead of .viminfo
   --clean              'nocompatible', Vim defaults, no plugins, no viminfo
   -h  or  --help       Print Help (this message) and exit
   --version            Print version information and exit