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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