Many operations in Vim can be executed over a given number of lines. For example, d3j will delete the current line, plus the 3 below it. Having line numbers displayed will make it easier to know how many lines you want to edit. You can enable and disable line numbering easily in Vim:
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:set number- Shows line numbers -
:set nonumber- Hides line numbers
You may find yourself often reading the line numbers and then subtracting two numbers in your head to decide over how many lines to execute a command. But there is a better way!
Vim allows showing relative line numbers instead of absolute line numbers:
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:set relativenumber- Shows relative line numbers -
:set norelativenumber- Hides relative line numbers
We have more screenshots and details over on our VimTricks post.
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