line numbering in emacs (as in vi)

casperdaghost · 06-08-2011, 02:08 PM

I want to enable line numbering in emacs - as is vi, which we use exclusively at work (my boss removed emacs from all the machines in the department.)

In vi you just use :set nu - the is a site that explains that this is possible
http://emacsblog.org/2007/03/29/quic...ine-numbering/

It describes a linenum.el - and I can see the program, but don't understand how to install it.

sycamorex · 06-08-2011, 02:31 PM

Which version of emacs have you got? AFAIK, in emacs 23.x you don't need any additional packages. Just add:

Quote:

(global-linum-mode 1)

to ~/.emacs and it should work fine.

sycamorex · 06-13-2011, 02:40 PM

Has it worked? If it has, please mark this thread as solved.