number pad in vi

c19h28O2 · September 12, 2006, 10:52am

Hi,

I'm on a sunos SVR4.0 box, my number pad works on the command line but does not work in vi any ideas how to enable it under vi?

Thanks

dak · September 12, 2006, 11:41am

Once the file is opened via vi (command).

esc --> : set nu ---> enter key

c19h28O2 · September 12, 2006, 11:53am

Hi,

unfortunately that doesn't work, if i use :set all i get these options?

noautoindent number tabstop=8
autoprint nonovice taglength=0
noautowrite nooptimize tags=tags /usr/lib/tags
nobeautify paragraphs=IPLPPPQPP LIpplpipnpbterm=xterm
directory=/tmp prompt noterse
noedcompatible noreadonly timeout=1
noerrorbells redraw ttytype=xterm
noexrc remap warn
flash report=5 window=58
hardtabs=8 scroll=29 wrapscan
noignorecase sections=NHSHH HUuhsh+c wrapmargin=0
nolisp shell=/bin/ksh nowriteany
nolist shiftwidth=8 nofullre
magic noshowmatch norecompat
mesg noshowmode posixsh=/bin/ksh
nomodelines noslowopen

dak · September 12, 2006, 12:02pm

here you go...

esc --> : set number ---> enter key

c19h28O2 · September 12, 2006, 4:49pm

Hi Dak,

I'm not at the box at the moment (its a work machine!) but does that not set the line numbers on?

Thanks

saainaath · September 21, 2006, 2:41am

hi, setnu will display the line numbers against a line seems you are using a old version of Vi editor try upgrading it and number pad will work. Bye..