add :Startify

doc/startify.txt

@@ -44,8 +44,13 @@ Startify basically provides two things:
    Additionally, you can define bookmarks, thus entries for files that always
    should be available in the start screen.
 
-   You can either navigate to a certain menu entry or you just key in whatever
-   is written between the square brackets on that line.
+   You can either navigate to a certain menu entry and hit enter or you just
+   key in whatever is written between the square brackets on that line.
+
+   Per default the startify buffer gets closed automatically, if an entry was
+   selected.
+
+   You can reopen the screen via :Startify.
 
 2) It eases handling of loading and saving sessions by only working with a
    certain directory. Two commands are used for convenience:
@@ -112,8 +117,6 @@ start screen.
 ==============================================================================
 4. Commands                                                  *startify-commands*
 
-There are only two commands for handling sessions:
-
     :SLoad    load a session
     :SSave    save a session
 
@@ -124,6 +127,11 @@ Providing only a part of the session name works too, if you complete the
 argument with either <c-d> or <tab> afterwards.
 
 
+    :Startify
+
+Open the startify buffer.
+
+
 ==============================================================================
 5. FAQ                                                            *startify-faq*
 

plugin/startify.vim

@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ augroup startify
   autocmd VimEnter *
         \ if !argc() && (line2byte('$') == -1) |
         \   call s:start() |
-        \   call cursor(6, 5) |
-        \endif
+        \ endif
 augroup END
 
 command! -nargs=? -bar -complete=customlist,startify#get_session_names SSave call startify#save_session(<f-args>)
 command! -nargs=? -bar -complete=customlist,startify#get_session_names SLoad call startify#load_session(<f-args>)
+command! -nargs=0 -bar Startify enew | call s:start()
 
 " Function: s:start {{{1
 function! s:start() abort
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ function! s:start() abort
   autocmd! startify *
   autocmd startify CursorMoved <buffer> call cursor(line('.') < 4 ? 4 : 0, 5)
   autocmd startify BufLeave <buffer> autocmd! startify *
+
+  call cursor(6, 5)
 endfunction
 
 " vim: et sw=2 sts=2