ex --version (return code: 0)
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Nov 24 2016 16:44:48)
Included patches: 1-1689
Extra patches: 8.0.0056
Modified by pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Compiled by pkg-vim-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org
Huge version without GUI. Features included (+) or not (-):
+acl +farsi +mouse_netterm +tag_binary
+arabic +file_in_path +mouse_sgr +tag_old_static
+autocmd +find_in_path -mouse_sysmouse -tag_any_white
-balloon_eval +float +mouse_urxvt -tcl
-browse +folding +mouse_xterm +terminfo
++builtin_terms -footer +multi_byte +termresponse
+byte_offset +fork() +multi_lang +textobjects
+channel +gettext -mzscheme +timers
+cindent -hangul_input +netbeans_intg +title
-clientserver +iconv +packages -toolbar
-clipboard +insert_expand +path_extra +user_commands
+cmdline_compl +job -perl +vertsplit
+cmdline_hist +jumplist +persistent_undo +virtualedit
+cmdline_info +keymap +postscript +visual
+comments +langmap +printer +visualextra
+conceal +libcall +profile +viminfo
+cryptv +linebreak -python +vreplace
+cscope +lispindent +python3 +wildignore
+cursorbind +listcmds +quickfix +wildmenu
+cursorshape +localmap +reltime +windows
+dialog_con -lua +rightleft +writebackup
+diff +menu -ruby -X11
+digraphs +mksession +scrollbind -xfontset
-dnd +modify_fname +signs -xim
-ebcdic +mouse +smartindent -xsmp
+emacs_tags -mouseshape +startuptime -xterm_clipboard
+eval +mouse_dec +statusline -xterm_save
+ex_extra +mouse_gpm -sun_workshop -xpm
+extra_search -mouse_jsbterm +syntax
system vimrc file: "$VIM/vimrc"
user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -Wdate-time -g -O2 -fPIE -fstack-protector-strong -Wformat -Werror=format-security -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc -Wl,-Bsymbolic-functions -fPIE -pie -Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -Wl,--as-needed -o vim -lm -ltinfo -lnsl -lselinux -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl -L/usr/lib/python3.5/config-3.5m-x86_64-linux-gnu -lpython3.5m -lpthread -ldl -lutil -lm
ex --help (return code: 0)
VIM - Vi IMproved 7.4 (2013 Aug 10, compiled Nov 24 2016 16:44:48)
usage: vim [arguments] [file ..] edit specified file(s)
or: vim [arguments] - read text from stdin
or: vim [arguments] -t tag edit file where tag is defined
or: vim [arguments] -q [errorfile] edit file with first error
Arguments:
-- 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
-F Start in Farsi mode
-T <terminal> Set terminal type to <terminal>
--not-a-term Skip warning for input/output not being 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
-h or --help Print Help (this message) and exit
--version Print version information and exit