Open a file in a tab in vim in readonly mode
I'm aware of opening files in readonly mode from shell using vim -R , but how to open a file from inside vim in a separate tab ( :tabe <filename> ) in readonly mode? Thanks for your time. ZyX To open a file in read only mode in a new tab, use tab sview /path/to/file To open the file in the same pane, (without using a new window or tab), use view /path/to/file Note that tab view /path/to/file does not open a new tab. user2015258 You can open a file in readonly mode from inside vim : :view /path/to/file or from command line: $ vim -M /path/to/file janwen vim -M filename opens the file in