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How do I enable line numbers to be displayed in Vim?

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To enable line numbering:

:set number

To disable it:

:set nonumber
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short form for the same: :set nu and :set nonu – Hemant Sep 17 '10 at 18:20
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Heck, :se nu and :se nonu if you really want to shave characters. But :set number and :set nonumber are pretty clear, aren't they? – ephemient Sep 17 '10 at 18:29
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And if you want it to apply to every vim you open...put "set number" in your .vimrc!

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I find it extremely useful to have a binding to toggle line numbering (among other things). It can be configured as follows

nnoremap <Leader>gn :setl number!<CR>:setl number?<CR>

The first command will toggle the line numbering for the current buffer (local) and the second one will display the current value of the option on the status line.

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