vim show linenumbers

Displaying line numbers while editing a file can be handy. This recipe describes how to turn on and off the display of line numbers in vi and vim.

While editing a document (and not inserting text), type the following to turn on line numbers:

:set number

If you tire of the line numbers, enter the following command to turn them off:

:set nonumber

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   ____  ____   _   __   ___    __ 
  / __/ / __ \ | | / /  / _ )  / / 
 / _/  / /_/ / | |/ /  / _  | / /__
/___/  \___\_\ |___/  /____/ /____/

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