[bmelton]

I gave up absolute line numbers a few years ago in exchange for `:set rnu` and while my navigation capabilities (at least to anywhere I can see) have gotten a lot faster, the ability to `>>` a handful of lines without having to count has felt a ton more productive

[threatofrain]

You can also set both relative & absolute line numbers at the same time.

[I_complete_me]

I have this in my .vimrc to toggle relative on/off with ctrl-n:

> nnoremap <C-n> :exe 'set nu!' &nu ? 'rnu!' : ''