Tip #266: use -S command line switch

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created:		June 26, 2002 23:31		complexity:		basic
author:		Max Ischenko		as of Vim:		6.0

The -S switch could be used to simplify common idiom: start Vim and source a script file: gvim -c ":so foobar.vim" got translated into gvim -S foobar.vim Yes, this tip is trivial but I still see the -c ":so x" way too often. Time to update your mind!

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