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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