diff --git a/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash b/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash
index 2ad1e99c..72a37809 100644
--- a/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash
+++ b/aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash
@@ -5,15 +5,20 @@ VIM=$(command -v vim)
 GVIM=$(command -v gvim)
 MVIM=$(command -v mvim)
 
-[[ -n $VIM ]] && alias v=$VIM
+if [[ -n $VIM ]]; then
+	alias v='$VIM'
+	# open the vim help in fullscreen incorporated from
+	# https://stackoverflow.com/a/4687513
+	alias vimh='${VIM} -c ":h | only"'
+fi
 
 # open vim in new tab is taken from
 # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/936501/let-gvim-always-run-a-single-instancek
 case $OSTYPE in
-  darwin*)
-	[[ -n $MVIM ]] && function mvimt { command mvim --remote-tab-silent "$@" || command mvim "$@"; }
-    ;;
-  *)
-    [[ -n $GVIM ]] && function gvimt { command gvim --remote-tab-silent "$@" || command gvim "$@"; }
-    ;;
+	darwin*)
+		[[ -n $MVIM ]] && function mvimt { command mvim --remote-tab-silent "$@" || command mvim "$@"; }
+		;;
+	*)
+		[[ -n $GVIM ]] && function gvimt { command gvim --remote-tab-silent "$@" || command gvim "$@"; }
+		;;
 esac
diff --git a/clean_files.txt b/clean_files.txt
index 8c4e5926..464fd78f 100644
--- a/clean_files.txt
+++ b/clean_files.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,6 @@ completion/available/cargo.completion.bash
 completion/available/knife.completion.bash
 completion/available/pipx.completion.bash
 completion/available/rustup.completion.bash
+
+# aliases
+aliases/available/vim.aliases.bash