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1. Inside vim editor in command mode you can go directly to specific line pressing line number (ex: 50) and shift g.

2. THat’s really kool

3. Can VI display 3 desire lines such as line x(10), line y(25) and line z(50) only?

4. Hi,

   The “:set number or :set nu” is working great in VI.

   Thank you!

   Dean

5. Thanks you so much!
   it works!

6. its working.

   Thanks!
   hilmy

7. Inside vim editor in command mode you can go directly to specific line pressing line number (ex: 50) and shift g.

   Or colon, line number, and Enter (e.g. :50 [enter]). It does the same thing, but is my personal preference over the 50G option.

8. Does not work in gvim with vim6.3 in centOS.

   1. Works with vi & vim in Centos 6.3

      noarch:printing-4.0-amd64:printing-4.0-noarch
      Distributor ID: CentOS
      Description: CentOS release 6.3 (Final)
      Release: 6.3
      Codename: Final

9. I use Debian you need to create .vimrc in your home directory for that.
   Also syntax on will help

10. thank uuuuuuuuuuuuu.hehe

11. Previous post not properly added

    Hi,
    vi “file name” +
    vi + will open the file and cursor will be at specified line.

    If the format is
    vi “file name” :

    vi : – How can I get the same behavior.

    thnx
    -Venu

12. exactly what i was looking for. thank you.

13. Thanks

14. this is great tutorial. I can see line number in my vim editor. thanks

15. its working .thx

16. thanks

17. You can also add:
    set number
    ~/.vimrc

18. thank you for this info. My vim is look more beautiful :)

19. this is why I like vim

20. Thanks!

21. This works in Poderosa too. Anyone know how to just turn on a display at the bottom of the screen that shows which line you’re on, as an alternative to having all the rows numbered? Poderosa does this on my Dreamhost account but not on another site I use, don’t know why.

22. I have been to your site before and was back again searching for displaying the line numbers. Thank you for this quick bit of help.

23. it’s helpful for beginners,thx

24. Thanks

25. Thanks, Its working.

26. How can i get current cursor number in vi editor???

    1. launch vi –> vi ENTER
       type –> :set number ENTER
       Now as you press down or up, you will see the number value change on the bottom right.

    2. :set ruler

27. .vimrc not available at ~/
    now where should I add “set number”

28. @newbee: Are you using a Debian-based system? If so, .vimrc is not included in your home dir. You can create the file by doing this at your command prompt:

    $ vi ~/.vimrc

    You’ll then be inside the vi editor. Press “i” for insert mode and type “set number” into the first line of the editor.

    Once you are done, press ESC, then type ZZ and press Enter. You’ll automatically write the file and exit to your command prompt. You’ll now see .vimrc in your home dir.

    You should now be able to see line numbers when you vi a file.

    Last edited by Admin; 24th Feb 2013 at 9:59 AM. Reason: Correction.

29. You solve my problem in shortest waythat possible.
    thank you

30. tnks really useful ……….

31. Thanks for the tips, it works for me

32. Every time I enter to my vim file I have to put “:syntax on” to show the colors. Is there I way I can set it up as default like “set numers”, (in fact I’m still trying to undertand how to make it with the numbers). Thanks.

    1. Edit ~/.vimrc file and append the following:

       set number
        syntax on
        set ruler

       Save and close the file. It should now work.

       1. Thank you!! I done it! When I put ./vimrc it show a message of permision denied so I try with sudo, but doesn’t work either. So I createda new one: “vim ~/.vimrc” and I put the comands in the file!

          :set nu
          :syntax on.

          And it works!
          Thanks!!

33. Beautiful. I was missing that (just started using Vim :3). The lines and columns are displayed at the bottom right but this is much nice and similar to all decent code editors.

34. it’s working very nice. thanks

35. Thanks, it works.

36. I want to indent and set numbers for each and every program by default. Is there anyway to do this

37. You should take out the : in front of your command line it is a little confusing. Otherwise, excellent tutorial. God bless

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