VIM: how to turn off line numbering when using vimdiff?

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  • voice scripsit:

    > Hello,

    > in my .vimrc I have "set nu" to turn on line numbering.

    > Now, I want to turn it off automatically when using vimdiff.

    >

    From diff.txt:

    In your .vimrc file you could do something special when Vim was started in

    diff mode. You could use a construct like this: >

    if &diff

    setup for diff mode

    else

    setup for non-diff mode

    endif

    m.

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    #1; Thu, 22 May 2008 20:04:00 GMT
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  • In article <1122534291.105540.280070.linux-unix.itags.org.o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>,

    "voice" <p.hausman.linux-unix.itags.org.gmail.com> wrote:

    > Hello,

    > in my .vimrc I have "set nu" to turn on line numbering.

    > Now, I want to turn it off automatically when using vimdiff.

    > Please, give me some hints how to do it.

    > Best Regards,

    > Przemek

    if &diff

    set nonu

    endif

    Bob Harris

    #2; Thu, 22 May 2008 20:05:00 GMT
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  • Mikolaj Machowski wrote:

    > From diff.txt:

    > In your .vimrc file you could do something special when Vim was started in

    > diff mode. You could use a construct like this: >

    > if &diff

    > setup for diff mode

    > else

    > setup for non-diff mode

    > endif

    I tried this construction before I wrote to the group...

    But it works only if vim is *started* in diff mode.

    When I edit a file (in normal mode) and then I want to execute "Split

    with diff..." (:browse vert diffsplit) this construction does not work.

    I suspect that some "au" commands should be used here but I have no

    idea which event should trigger an action.

    Some more hints, please?

    BTW, I use gVim for Windows, version 6.3.

    Best Regards,

    Przemek

    #3; Thu, 22 May 2008 20:06:00 GMT
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  • voice <p.hausman.linux-unix.itags.org.gmail.com> wrote:

    > Mikolaj Machowski wrote:

    >

    > I tried this construction before I wrote to the group...

    > But it works only if vim is *started* in diff mode.

    > When I edit a file (in normal mode) and then I want to execute "Split

    > with diff..." (:browse vert diffsplit) this construction does not work.

    > I suspect that some "au" commands should be used here but I have no

    > idea which event should trigger an action.

    I use the FilterWritePre autocommand event (see ":help

    FilterWritePre") to set Set virtualedit=all whenever diff mode is

    entered, whether by starting vim as vimdiff or by executing

    :diffsplit in an already-running vim. For setting nonu, the command

    in your .vimrc would look like this:

    au FilterWritePre * if &diff | set nonu | endif

    HTH,

    Gary

    #4; Thu, 22 May 2008 20:07:00 GMT