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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