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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