Re: Line numbers

[Charles Sebold]

MUSTAFA GOK <mug2@EECS.Lehigh.EDU> writes:

>  How do I put line numbers in my text file?

You can display line numbers (like :set nu in vi, I think) using Kyle
Jones' package setnu.el, at http://www.wonderworks.com - if you want to
put sequential numbers _into_ the text file, rather than just displaying
them, you may want to write a quick Lisp function to do it for you.

You might like the following better; it doesn't put the line numbers in
the lines, but it puts the current number on the mode line, out of the
way but someplace you can always see it:

M-x line-number-mode RET

(Or, in your .emacs file to make it permanent next time you start
Emacs:)

(line-number-mode 1)

> Or How do I get a print out with line numbers at the beginning of the
> every line?

This is entirely separate from the answers above.

Put the following into your .emacs (assuming a recent version of
ps-print, at least the one that comes with Emacs 20, maybe others, and
assuming you're using PostScript printing):

(setq ps-line-number t)

If you're not using PostScript printing, I'm not sure I can help you,
sorry.
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