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How do I display line numbers in Emacs (not in the mode line)?

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Mar 15, 2026101342 views

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I know how to display line numbers (and columns) in the mode-line, but I'd like emacs to display the line numbers for all the lines on the left-hand side. I've seen this done in vim and other text editors. How do I do this for emacs?

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M-x linum-mode (or ), and put in your (or ) to enable it at startup.

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