Current line number aligned to the left with number and relativenumber

Question

I use relative line numbers along with an absolute line number for the current line:

set number
set relativenumber

The absolute current line number is always aligned to the left, and the help pages (or Google) don't seem to provide an option to change this.

Is it possible to prevent this left align, or will I have to learn to live with it?

enter image description here

Looks like a patch is being worked on to add an option for this: github.com/vim/vim/pull/2204 — Martin Tournoij, Oct 14, 2017 at 19:33

Martin Tournoij · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-04 15:24:33Z

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From screen.c, win_line() function (around line 3707):

/* 'number' + 'relativenumber' */
num = lnum;
fmt = "%-*ld ";

The %- makes it left-aligned (See sprintf(3)). As you can see, this value is hard-coded.

If you really want this, you can modify it to:

fmt = "%*ld ";

and recompile. The result should be something like:

enter image description here

Of course, this might make a good candidate for an option/patch :-)

answered Jun 4, 2015 at 15:13

Martin Tournoij

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How about aligning all other non-current lines to the left?
– rafi
Sep 5, 2015 at 7:20
@RafiB. I don't understand your commment?
– Martin Tournoij
Sep 5, 2015 at 10:50
taking your screenshot for instance, aligning the line numbers 1-2 and 1-3 to the left.
– rafi
Sep 14, 2015 at 10:56
@RafiB. Yes, that's possible, by modifying the source...
– Martin Tournoij
Sep 14, 2015 at 10:58

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