# 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`