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Linux - enable line numbers in nano editor

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In this short article we would like to show how to enable line numbers in nano editor under Linux.

Quick solution:

Where: -l option displays line numbers in the editor (it is shortcut for --linenumbers option).

 

Screenshot:

Enabled line numbers in nano editor.
Enabled line numbers in nano editor.

Global configuration

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In this section you can find simple way to turn on line numbers in nano editor for entire operating system.

Simple steps:

  1. open or create the /etc/nanorc file, e.g.
  2. find and uncomment the following line:
  3. save introduced changes.

 

User configuration

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In this section you can find simple way to turn on line numbers in nano editor only for the current user.

Simple steps:

  1. open or create the ~/.nanorc file, e.g.
  2. add the following line:
  3. save introduced changes.

 

References

  1. nano manual - Homepage
  2. nano manual - Linux Command
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