> But why *is* that even a mistake? What is the purpose/origin/history 
> of the first example, the vim "sans-dash" behavior?

Whoops, I should have searched a bit more before posting.

I found

  :help 26.4

so I understand that the sans-dash calling convention is most useful
when using Vim in "batch" or "ex" mode.

Related, useful:
* http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/usr_26.html
* 
http://superuser.com/questions/22455/vim-what-is-the-ex-mode-for-batch-processing-for
* http://www.kingcomputerservices.com/unix_101/purging_the_process_part_2.htm

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