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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