Show line numbers in vi or vim
Contributed by Rex 
February 16, 2004 
Tagged: UNIX
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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