I have set nu in my .vimrc which shows line numbers on the left side of current buffer. I would like to see line numbers on the right side. How to achieve this?
UPDATE: This should also work for set relativenumber
asked Dec 18 '14 at 17:24
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This would make no sense unless your text was right justified... – jasonwryan Dec 18 '14 at 18:04
There's no way, unless you switch the complete UI to right-left mode via :set rightleft or $ vim -H. Even common workarounds such as using the signs column (which a plugin used to implement 'relativenumber' before that was built-in) won't do, as those appear on the left as well. The only, very clumsy hack would be a thin scratch buffer in a vertical split on the right, but updating that and maintaining the rightmost position will be a royal pain.
I don't know how hard it would be to modify the source code to do this, but I guess it isn't trivial, and Bram is unlikely to accept such a patch. So, better get over it, sorry.
answered Dec 19 '14 at 11:01
VIM's Hebrew Mode will put the line numbers on the right, with set nu
To start VIM in Hebrew Mode use vim -H
Documentation here
Warning: It does reverse your text to rightleft as well
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4Ford's "UK mode" will put the steering wheel on the right. Warning: it does roll the entire car onto its back. – John P Dec 13 '17 at 8:49
