diff -urN bvi-1.3.2.orig/bvi.c bvi-1.3.2/bvi.c
--- bvi-1.3.2.orig/bvi.c	2003-12-19 11:05:06.000000000 +0000
+++ bvi-1.3.2/bvi.c	2009-05-19 19:13:17.000000000 +0100
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@
 					block_size = calc_size(argv[++n]);
 					block_flag |= 4;
 				}
+			} else if (argv[n][1] == 'V') {
+				printf("bvi version %s %s\n", VERSION, copyright);
+				exit(0);
 			} else if (argv[n][1] == 'w') {
 				if (argv[n][2] == '\0') {
 					usage();
diff -urN bvi-1.3.2.orig/edit.c bvi-1.3.2/edit.c
--- bvi-1.3.2.orig/edit.c	2003-07-04 09:58:04.000000000 +0100
+++ bvi-1.3.2/edit.c	2009-05-18 19:59:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@
 {
 	move(maxy, 0);
 	endwin();
-	printf("\nbvi version %s %s\n", VERSION, copyright);
+	/* printf("\nbvi version %s %s\n", VERSION, copyright); DON'T !!! */
 	exit(0);
 }