NAME

view − view a file without changing it using the vi visual editor

SYNOPSIS

view [ −t tag ] [ −r ] [ +command ] [ −l ] [ −wn ] name ...

DESCRIPTION

View uses the vi (visual) or display oriented text editor to  browse through a file interactively without actually making any changes to the file.  It is possible to get to the command mode of ex from within view and vice-versa, just as when using vi.

SEE ALSO

ex(1), vi(1)

Editing Text Files on the Sun Workstation

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 5 December 1985