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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