Permanently display line numbers in emacs

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I am asking this after having read this post:

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

I have tried using:
M-x linum-mode
and
display-line-numbers-mode

After closing emacs and reopening, they are gone. Is there not a way to have emacs permanently display the line numbers?

line-numbers

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I am asking this after having read this post:

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

I have tried using:
M-x linum-mode
and
display-line-numbers-mode

After closing emacs and reopening, they are gone. Is there not a way to have emacs permanently display the line numbers?

line-numbers

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I am asking this after having read this post:

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

I have tried using:
M-x linum-mode
and
display-line-numbers-mode

After closing emacs and reopening, they are gone. Is there not a way to have emacs permanently display the line numbers?

line-numbers

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I am asking this after having read this post:

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

I have tried using:
M-x linum-mode
and
display-line-numbers-mode

After closing emacs and reopening, they are gone. Is there not a way to have emacs permanently display the line numbers?

line-numbers

line-numbers

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In order for your changes to persist, you need to add them to your init file. If you've used any customize functionality, it probably generated one for you, and it's saved in ~/.emacs. If that isn't the case, you're better off putting it in ~/.emacs.d/init.el.

In order to have line numbers in all buffers and have them persistently, you can put

(global-display-line-numbers-mode)

into your init file.

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answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

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  Both of those files are empty for me. And adding that line did nothing in both cases.
  – leeym
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You either have to evaluate contents of your new init file to see the changes right away, or restart Emacs. Also, if you have both files, ~/.emacs will take precedence if I recall correctly, so make sure you have only one of these files.
  – DoMiNeLa10♦
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thank you for your continued help. I restarted everything. I am putting that line in an empty ~/.emacs file. And getting this error: Symbol's function definition is void: global-display-line-numbers-mode
  – leeym
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

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1. Menu Options > Show/Hide > Line Numbers for All Lines > Global Line Numbers Mode




2. Menu Options > Save Options

Menus are your friends. They can be a good way to discover Emacs features.

You can also alternatively use Customize to set the equivalent option directly: M-x customize-option global-display-line-numbers-mode.

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answered 18 mins ago

Drew

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  I only have a 'Line Numbers' completion (I do not see a 'Line Numbers for All Lines') under 'Show/Hide' and choosing that one simply toggles line number mode.
  – leeym
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In order for your changes to persist, you need to add them to your init file. If you've used any customize functionality, it probably generated one for you, and it's saved in ~/.emacs. If that isn't the case, you're better off putting it in ~/.emacs.d/init.el.

In order to have line numbers in all buffers and have them persistently, you can put

(global-display-line-numbers-mode)

into your init file.

share|improve this answer

answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

1,8041516

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Both of those files are empty for me. And adding that line did nothing in both cases.
  – leeym
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You either have to evaluate contents of your new init file to see the changes right away, or restart Emacs. Also, if you have both files, ~/.emacs will take precedence if I recall correctly, so make sure you have only one of these files.
  – DoMiNeLa10♦
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thank you for your continued help. I restarted everything. I am putting that line in an empty ~/.emacs file. And getting this error: Symbol's function definition is void: global-display-line-numbers-mode
  – leeym
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
3
down vote

In order for your changes to persist, you need to add them to your init file. If you've used any customize functionality, it probably generated one for you, and it's saved in ~/.emacs. If that isn't the case, you're better off putting it in ~/.emacs.d/init.el.

In order to have line numbers in all buffers and have them persistently, you can put

(global-display-line-numbers-mode)

into your init file.

share|improve this answer

answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

1,8041516

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Both of those files are empty for me. And adding that line did nothing in both cases.
  – leeym
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You either have to evaluate contents of your new init file to see the changes right away, or restart Emacs. Also, if you have both files, ~/.emacs will take precedence if I recall correctly, so make sure you have only one of these files.
  – DoMiNeLa10♦
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thank you for your continued help. I restarted everything. I am putting that line in an empty ~/.emacs file. And getting this error: Symbol's function definition is void: global-display-line-numbers-mode
  – leeym
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
3
down vote

up vote
3
down vote

In order for your changes to persist, you need to add them to your init file. If you've used any customize functionality, it probably generated one for you, and it's saved in ~/.emacs. If that isn't the case, you're better off putting it in ~/.emacs.d/init.el.

In order to have line numbers in all buffers and have them persistently, you can put

(global-display-line-numbers-mode)

into your init file.

share|improve this answer

answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

1,8041516

In order for your changes to persist, you need to add them to your init file. If you've used any customize functionality, it probably generated one for you, and it's saved in ~/.emacs. If that isn't the case, you're better off putting it in ~/.emacs.d/init.el.

In order to have line numbers in all buffers and have them persistently, you can put

(global-display-line-numbers-mode)

into your init file.

share|improve this answer

answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

1,8041516

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answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

1,8041516

answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

1,8041516

answered 56 mins ago

DoMiNeLa10♦

1,8041516

1,8041516

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Both of those files are empty for me. And adding that line did nothing in both cases.
  – leeym
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You either have to evaluate contents of your new init file to see the changes right away, or restart Emacs. Also, if you have both files, ~/.emacs will take precedence if I recall correctly, so make sure you have only one of these files.
  – DoMiNeLa10♦
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thank you for your continued help. I restarted everything. I am putting that line in an empty ~/.emacs file. And getting this error: Symbol's function definition is void: global-display-line-numbers-mode
  – leeym
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Both of those files are empty for me. And adding that line did nothing in both cases.
  – leeym
  51 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  You either have to evaluate contents of your new init file to see the changes right away, or restart Emacs. Also, if you have both files, ~/.emacs will take precedence if I recall correctly, so make sure you have only one of these files.
  – DoMiNeLa10♦
  25 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Thank you for your continued help. I restarted everything. I am putting that line in an empty ~/.emacs file. And getting this error: Symbol's function definition is void: global-display-line-numbers-mode
  – leeym
  21 mins ago
  
  

  
  
  
  

Both of those files are empty for me. And adding that line did nothing in both cases.
– leeym
51 mins ago

Both of those files are empty for me. And adding that line did nothing in both cases.
– leeym
51 mins ago

You either have to evaluate contents of your new init file to see the changes right away, or restart Emacs. Also, if you have both files, ~/.emacs will take precedence if I recall correctly, so make sure you have only one of these files.
– DoMiNeLa10♦
25 mins ago

You either have to evaluate contents of your new init file to see the changes right away, or restart Emacs. Also, if you have both files, ~/.emacs will take precedence if I recall correctly, so make sure you have only one of these files.
– DoMiNeLa10♦
25 mins ago

Thank you for your continued help. I restarted everything. I am putting that line in an empty ~/.emacs file. And getting this error: Symbol's function definition is void: global-display-line-numbers-mode
– leeym
21 mins ago

Thank you for your continued help. I restarted everything. I am putting that line in an empty ~/.emacs file. And getting this error: Symbol's function definition is void: global-display-line-numbers-mode
– leeym
21 mins ago

add a comment | 

up vote
0
down vote

1. Menu Options > Show/Hide > Line Numbers for All Lines > Global Line Numbers Mode




2. Menu Options > Save Options

Menus are your friends. They can be a good way to discover Emacs features.

You can also alternatively use Customize to set the equivalent option directly: M-x customize-option global-display-line-numbers-mode.

share|improve this answer

answered 18 mins ago

Drew

45.7k460102

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I only have a 'Line Numbers' completion (I do not see a 'Line Numbers for All Lines') under 'Show/Hide' and choosing that one simply toggles line number mode.
  – leeym
  10 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
0
down vote

1. Menu Options > Show/Hide > Line Numbers for All Lines > Global Line Numbers Mode




2. Menu Options > Save Options

Menus are your friends. They can be a good way to discover Emacs features.

You can also alternatively use Customize to set the equivalent option directly: M-x customize-option global-display-line-numbers-mode.

share|improve this answer

answered 18 mins ago

Drew

45.7k460102

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I only have a 'Line Numbers' completion (I do not see a 'Line Numbers for All Lines') under 'Show/Hide' and choosing that one simply toggles line number mode.
  – leeym
  10 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

up vote
0
down vote

up vote
0
down vote

1. Menu Options > Show/Hide > Line Numbers for All Lines > Global Line Numbers Mode




2. Menu Options > Save Options

Menus are your friends. They can be a good way to discover Emacs features.

You can also alternatively use Customize to set the equivalent option directly: M-x customize-option global-display-line-numbers-mode.

share|improve this answer

answered 18 mins ago

Drew

45.7k460102

1. Menu Options > Show/Hide > Line Numbers for All Lines > Global Line Numbers Mode




2. Menu Options > Save Options

Menus are your friends. They can be a good way to discover Emacs features.

You can also alternatively use Customize to set the equivalent option directly: M-x customize-option global-display-line-numbers-mode.

share|improve this answer

answered 18 mins ago

Drew

45.7k460102

share|improve this answer

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answered 18 mins ago

Drew

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answered 18 mins ago

Drew

45.7k460102

answered 18 mins ago

Drew

45.7k460102

45.7k460102

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I only have a 'Line Numbers' completion (I do not see a 'Line Numbers for All Lines') under 'Show/Hide' and choosing that one simply toggles line number mode.
  – leeym
  10 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I only have a 'Line Numbers' completion (I do not see a 'Line Numbers for All Lines') under 'Show/Hide' and choosing that one simply toggles line number mode.
  – leeym
  10 mins ago
  

  
  
  
  

I only have a 'Line Numbers' completion (I do not see a 'Line Numbers for All Lines') under 'Show/Hide' and choosing that one simply toggles line number mode.
– leeym
10 mins ago

I only have a 'Line Numbers' completion (I do not see a 'Line Numbers for All Lines') under 'Show/Hide' and choosing that one simply toggles line number mode.
– leeym
10 mins ago

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