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Relative Line Numbers in Vim
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set rnu
au BufEnter * :set rnu
au BufLeave * :set nu
au WinEnter * :set rnu
au WinLeave * :set nu
au InsertEnter * :set nu
au InsertLeave * :set rnu
au FocusLost * :set nu
au FocusGained * :set rnu
@rdlugosz

rdlugosz commented Jun 29, 2012

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I found that this wasn't setting relative numbers when I would load a file, so I added a couple of events based on another commenter's post:

set rnu
au BufEnter * :set rnu
au BufLeave * :set nu
au WinEnter * :set rnu
au WinLeave * :set nu
au InsertEnter * :set nu
au InsertLeave * :set rnu
au FocusLost * :set nu
au FocusGained * :set rnu

@dlo

dlo commented Jun 29, 2012

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Updated!

@Hezion

Hezion commented Feb 27, 2013

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after applying this, you can't just set 'nonumber' in vim anymore (i.e to copy text into another application). you'll have to do the following:

set nu
set nonumber

@isuldor

isuldor commented Feb 6, 2014

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Vim 7.4 introduced a hybrid mode that shows both relative number and the line number you're currently on. Now that either mode is non-exclusive I think you'll need to disable the current mode to toggle.

@jviotti

jviotti commented Mar 30, 2015

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@brianbaligad is right. My current setup is:

set number
set relativenumber

augroup linenumbers
  autocmd!
  autocmd BufEnter *    :set relativenumber
  autocmd BufLeave *    :set number norelativenumber
  autocmd WinEnter *    :set relativenumber
  autocmd WinLeave *    :set number norelativenumber
  autocmd InsertEnter * :set number norelativenumber
  autocmd InsertLeave * :set relativenumber
  autocmd FocusLost *   :set number norelativenumber
  autocmd FocusGained * :set relativenumber
augroup END

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