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		jpk on Feb 27, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Efficiency of Vim It's ok. Turn on relative line numbers and you'll see the light. :)

koakuma-chan on Feb 27, 2025 [–]

Relative numbers are overrated. Visual mode is much more flexible. Seeing absolute line numbers is useful for other purposes.

jpk on Feb 28, 2025 | [–]

FWIW, I have a bind to toggle relative/absolute. You can have both!

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