Tech-Recipes: Show line numbers in vi or vim | UNIX | Tech-Recipes
penno
· 5 years ago
Does anyone know how to make line numbers the default?? :?
qmchenry
· 5 years ago
If you are in a UNIX operating system, you can create a file in your home directory called .exrc that vi will read when it starts. Just put set number on its own line as well as any other set. To see what other options are available and their current values, use :set all from within vi.
penno
· 5 years ago
That works wonderfully! Thank you very much!! :D
Anonymous
· 4 years ago
Alternativley you can see the current cursor postiton with :set ruler
trilobites
· 1 year ago
wow, thanks. very helpful!
thanks
· 1 year ago
thanks
pandiano
· 1 year ago
MANY THX!!!!!!!!!!!!!
robertmarkbram
· 1 year ago
Helped me!
tom
· 11 months ago
helped me too!
Rob
· 10 months ago
Is it possible to get vim to show line numbers by default? I need them more often than not.
Quinn McHenry
· 10 months ago
Sure thing -- just add
:set number
to the file .vimrc in your home directory.
Sometime when you get bored, type :set all while in vim.. it'll show you all the available options. Chances are if there's some behavior you don't like in vim, you can tweak it.
Sandy
· 10 months ago
Thanks. It was helpful for me
Joe
· 10 months ago
Nice... had forgotten my vi
Vasanth
· 9 months ago
thanks it helped!
Dave
· 9 months ago
too easy.. :-)
James
· 7 months ago
Good tip. I get horizontal lines underneath the numbers, is that supposed to happen?
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:set number
to the file .vimrc in your home directory.
Sometime when you get bored, type :set all while in vim.. it'll show you all the available options. Chances are if there's some behavior you don't like in vim, you can tweak it.
set number
~/.vimrc
Here's what I did:
Edit ~/.vimrc
add these lines:
nnoremap <silent> <F6> :set number<CR>
nnoremap <silent> <S-F6> :set nonumber<CR>
Now, F6 turns line numbers on, Shift F6 turns them off.
nnoremap <silent> <F6> :set number!<CR>