For displaying line numbers in a file, I use command:
set numbers
What is the command to clear line numbers from the file?
To turn off line numbering, again follow the preceding instructions, except this time enter the following line at the : prompt:
set nonumber
If you are talking about show line number command in vi/vim
you could use
set nu
in commandline mode to turn on and
set nonu
will turn off the line number display or
set nu!
to toggle off display of line numbers
From the Document "Mastering the VI editor":
number (nu) Displays lines with line numbers on the left side.
Display line numbers:
:set nu
Stop showing the line numbers:
:set nonu
Its short for :set nonumber
ps. These commands are to be run in normal mode.
Easily Display Line number:
set number flag (to show line number type)
:set nu or :set number
:set number
to unset the number flag (hide the line number type)
:set nu!
If you need number every time you start vi/vim, append following line to your ~/.vimrc file:
vi/vim
~/.vimrc
set number
Open a file at particular location/line number
$ vi +linenumber file.rb $ vi +300 initlib.rb
For turning off line numbers, any of these commands will work:
set number set nonumber
DO work inside .vimrc and make sure you DO NOT precede commands in .vimrc with :
.vimrc
:
write command in terminal:
vi ~/.vimrc
for set the number: write set number
for remove number: write set nonumber
set nonumber set norelativenumber
If you are using some vim bundles.