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I have the following in my vimrc:

call plug#begin()
Plug 'https://github.com/vim-scripts/RltvNmbr.vim'
call plug#end()

set number
RltvNmbr

When I type :so % while in my vimrc, it will turn on the relative line numbers with no error message.

However if I :q and reopen that same vimrc, I get:

E492: Not an editor command: RltvNmbr
Press ENTER or type command to continue

I was under the understanding that opening a file in vim automatically sources the vimrc. Thus I do not understand why I get the above error when opening a file in vim, but not when manually sourcing the vimrc.

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    No, plugins are sourced after your init scripts. Check the order in :h startup or check the output of the :scriptnames command. So perhaps you need to use an VimEnter autocommand to call the RltvNmbr command?
    – Christian Brabandt
    Jan 21 at 19:35
  • That's good to know! I did try au VimEnter RltvNmbr but that didn't seem to do anything. I have other plugin-related commands being executed after my call plug#end() and those don't seem to be causing any problems...
    – brianxk
    Jan 21 at 19:51
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    it should be au VimEnter * RltvNmbr
    – Christian Brabandt
    Jan 21 at 19:56
  • That fixed it. Thank you very much stranger! Edit: How come this command failed but other plugin-related commands worked following my call to call plug#end()?
    – brianxk
    Jan 21 at 19:59
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    @brianxk that depends on what those commands were. User commands would suffer the same problem, but calling autoload functions or setting variables probably won’t
    – D. Ben Knoble ♦
    Jan 22 at 17:27

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As Christian Brabandt pointed out, the plugin was being sourced after the vimrc when opening the vimrc from scratch (vs. :so % while the vimrc is still open).

Changing:

RltvNmbr

to:

au VimEnter * RltvNmbr

did the trick.

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