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							*-u* *E282*
-u {vimrc}	The file {vimrc} is read for initializations.  Most other
		initializations are skipped; see |initialization|.

		This can be used to start Vim in a special mode, with special
		mappings and settings.  A shell alias can be used to make
		this easy to use.  For example, in a C shell descendant: >
			alias vimc 'nvim -u ~/.config/nvim/c_init.vim \!*'
<		And in a Bash shell: >
			alias vimc='nvim -u ~/.config/nvim/c_init.vim'
<		Also consider using autocommands; see |autocommand|.

		When {vimrc} is "NONE" (all uppercase), all initializations
		from files and environment variables are skipped.  Plugins and
		syntax highlighting are also skipped.

		When {vimrc} is "NORC" (all uppercase), this has the same
		effect as "NONE", but plugins and syntax highlighting are not
		skipped.

							*-i*
-i {shada}	The file {shada} is used instead of the default ShaDa
		file.  If the name "NONE" is used (all uppercase), no ShaDa
		file is read or written, even if 'shada' is set or when
		":rsh" or ":wsh" are used.  See also |shada-file|.

							*-s*
-s {scriptin}	Read script file {scriptin}, interpreting characters as
		Normal-mode input.  The same can be done with ":source!": >
			:source! {scriptin}
<		Reads from stdin if {scriptin} is "-": >
			echo "ifoo" | nvim -s -
<		If the end of the file is reached before Nvim exits, further
		characters are read from the keyboard.

		Does not work with |-es|.  See also |complex-repeat|.

							*-w_nr*
-w {number}
-w{number}	Set the 'window' option to {number}.

							*-w*
-w {scriptout}	All keys that you type are recorded in the file "scriptout",
		until you exit Vim.  Useful to create a script file to be used
		with "vim -s" or ":source!".  Appends to the "scriptout" file
		if it already exists. {scriptout} cannot start with a digit.
		See also |vim.on_key()|.
		See also |complex-repeat|.

							*-W*
-W {scriptout}	Like -w, but do not append, overwrite an existing file.

							*--api-info*
--api-info	Print msgpack-encoded |api-metadata| and exit.

							*--embed*
--embed		Use stdin/stdout as a msgpack-RPC channel, so applications can
		embed and control Nvim via the RPC |API|. If the channel is
		closed (except by |:detach|), Nvim exits.

		Waits for the client ("embedder") to call |nvim_ui_attach()|
		before sourcing startup files and reading buffers, so that UIs
		can deterministically handle (display) early messages,
		dialogs, etc.  The client can do other requests before
		`nvim_ui_attach` (e.g. `nvim_get_api_info` for feature-detection).
		During this pre-startup phase the user config is of course not
		available (similar to `--cmd`).

		Non-UI embedders must pass |--headless|, then startup will
		continue without waiting for `nvim_ui_attach`: >
		    nvim --embed --headless
<		which is equivalent to: >
		    nvim --headless --cmd "call stdioopen({'rpc': v:true})"
<
		UI embedders that want the UI protocol on a socket (instead of
		stdio) must pass |--listen| as well as |--embed|: >
		    nvim --embed --listen addr

<		See also: |ui-startup| |channel-stdio|

							*--headless*
--headless	Start without UI, and do not wait for `nvim_ui_attach`. The
		builtin TUI is not used, so stdio works as an arbitrary
		communication channel. |channel-stdio|

		Also useful for scripting (tests) to see messages that would
		not be printed by |-es|.

		To detect if a UI is available, check if |nvim_list_uis()| is
		empty during or after |VimEnter|.

		To read stdin as text, "-" must be given explicitly:
		--headless cannot assume that stdin is just text. >
			echo foo | nvim --headless +"%print" +"q!" -
<
		See also |--embed|.
		See also |-es|, which also disables most messages.

--listen {addr}						*--listen*
		Start |RPC| server on pipe or TCP address {addr}. Sets the
		primary listen address |v:servername| to {addr}. |serverstart()|

		To start the server on-demand with systemd, use a systemd
		socket unit and associated service unit running: >
		systemd-socket-proxyd