-y - Easy -R - Read-only -r - Recover from a system crash -b - Edit binary -c cmd - Execute ex cmd -E - Start in improved ex mode (extended regexps) -m - Turn of write options (buffers will be not modifiable) -o/O[N] - Open files in separate vindows (horizontal/vertical split). Preallocate N windows (if N specified). -p - Open files in separate tab pates -//-. Note: wild-cards can be used like *.cpp + sometimes could be expressed as "-c " +n - Open file at line number n +/pattern - open file at first occurence of pattern