# vim
> Vi IMproved, a programmer's text editor
- open a file with cursor at the given line number
`vim {{file}} +{{linenumber}}`
- open multiple files at once, each file in it's own tab page
`vim -p {{file1}} {{file2}} {{file3}}`
- open a file in read-only mode
`view {{file}}`
- exiting vim
`[Esc] (to switch to normal mode), then :q`
