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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