.TH vi "" "" Command
.PC "Clone of Berkeley-style screen editor"
\fBvi [ \fIoptions\fB ] [ +\fIcmd\fB ] [ \fIfile1 ... file27\fB ]\fR
.PP
.HS
.SH Options:
.IC "\fB\-e\fR"
Begin in colon-command mode
.IC "\fB\-i\fR"
Begin in input mode
.IC "\fB\-r\fR"
Recover a previous edit
.IC "\fB\-R\fR"
Read-only mode
.IC "\fB\-t\fI tag\fR"
Begin editing at \fItag\fR
.IC "\fB\-m\fR"
Use in error-handling mode
.IC "\fB\-v\fR"
Begin in visual-command mode
.IC "\fB\+\fIcommand\fR"
Execute \fIcommand\fR before editing
.HE
.B vi
is a link to the editor
.BR elvis ,
which is a clone of the \*(UN editors
.B ex
and
.BR vi .
For details on how to run
.BR vi ,
see the entry for
.B elvis
in the Lexicon.
.SH "See Also"
.Xr "commands," commands
.Xr "ed," ed
.Xr "ex," ex
.Xr "elvis," elvis
.Xr "me," me
.Xr "view" view
.SH Notes
.II "Kirkendall, Steve"
.B elvis
is copyright \(co 1990 by Steve Kirkendall,
and was written by Steve Kirkendall (kirkenda@cs.pdx.edu),
assisted by numerous volunteers.
It is freely redistributable, subject to the restrictions noted in
included documentation.
Source code for \fBelvis\fR 
is available through the Mark Williams bulletin board,
USENET, and numerous other outlets.
.PP
.B elvis
is distributed as a service to \*(CO customers, as is.
It is not supported by Mark Williams Company.
.I "Caveat utilitor."
