.\" Carsten Kunze, 2016
.Dd August 5, 2016
.Dt WVI 1
.Sh NAME
.Nm wvi
.Nd open vi in a separate xterm
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Ar "X options"
.Op Ar "vi options"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
There are use cases for
.Nm vi
where it is desirable to start it in a separate X window.
.Nm
just starts
.Do Nm xterm Ar "X options" Fl e Dc
with
.Nm vi
and the
.Ar "vi options"
as argument.
Possible X options are:
.Bl -tag
.It Fl bg Ar color
Set background color.
.It Fl fg Ar color
Set foreground color.
.It Fl fn Ar font name
Set font name.
.It Fl geometry Ar geometry string
Set xterm window geometry.
.El
.Pp
File names with spaces need to be enclosed in single or double quotes
.Po Sq Li \(aq
or
.Sq Li \(dq
.Pc
.Em and
the spaces needs to be protected with a backslash
.Pq Sq \(rs .