NUMBERS Command

Adds or removes line numbers.

Category:

Text editing, command-line command

Syntax

NUMBERS <ON | OFF>

Without Arguments

The NUMBERS command is toggled on or off. The first time you issue the NUMBERS command, it reverses the current setting. If the current setting is ON, then issuing the NUMBERS command changes the setting to OFF. If the current setting is OFF, then issuing the NUMBERS command changes the setting to ON.

Optional Arguments

ON: turns on the NUMBERS command in the window, so that the lines in the Program Editor are numbered.

OFF: turns off the NUMBERS command in the window, so that the lines in the Program Editor are not numbered.

Details

The NUMBERS command adds or removes line numbers for data lines in windows that allow text editing. When you issue the NUMBERS command to remove line numbers, the line numbers disappear and all text appears to shift left. When you issue the NUMBERS command to add line numbers, the numbers are displayed on the left, and all of the text appears to shift right. The alias for the NUMBERS command is NUMS.