How do I turn on line numbers permanently in IntelliJ 14?

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How do I permanently turn on line numbers in IntelliJ IDEA 14? This post is outdated: how-can-i-permanently-have-line-numbers-in-intellij

JBaczuk · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-06T23:21:50.730

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Permanently (Ubuntu):

File > Settings > Editor > General > Appearance > Show Line Numbers

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For just the current editor: View > Active Editor > Show Line Numbers

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edited Jul 06 '15 at 23:21

answered Nov 20 '14 at 05:48

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The process is basically the same for the Windows version of Intellij IDEA as well. – levininja Jan 27 '16 at 17:23

Radu Bompa · Answer 2 · 2015-12-18T13:54:55.740

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You can do it even faster, using the Search Everywhere tool (press Shift twice): type "Show Line Numbers" (or even "line") and the top hit is the switch for permanent line numbers. Enable Line Numbers

There are 2 switches for line numbers, one that has a On/Off switch and works globally, and one without the switch - for the current file. And one more for the Active Editor (current file).

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answered May 13 '15 at 15:07

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this should be the accepted answer :) – nilesh Oct 06 '15 at 14:34
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see below for a solution that works permanently, not just for the current file – nemoo Oct 21 '15 at 08:44
this works globally and permanently too. – Radu Bompa Dec 18 '15 at 13:55

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 20 '14 at 08:27

Go to Settings/Editor/General/Appearance and enable Show line numbers to permanently show line numbers for all editors.

The solution with View > Active Editor > Show Line Numbers seems to work only for the active editor (when you close the current tab or open a new file you have to enable it again).

score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 21 '14 at 04:09

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Go to Preferences > Editor > Appearance, and select the Show line numbers check box.

It will turn on the line numbers permanently.

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answered Nov 21 '14 at 04:01

Saneth Dharmakeerthi

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This is the only answer for Updated Android Studio – VVB Dec 16 '15 at 09:23

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Dec 15 '15 at 11:43

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Just right click and enable Lines in Windows. For more info check this link.

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 03 '16 at 15:25

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IntelliJ IDEA 15.0.3

File > Settings > Editor > General > Appearance > Show Line Numbers

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 07 '15 at 22:06

In Android Studio 1.3.2 (a variety of IntelliJ Idea) you can find the "Show line numbers" checkbox under:

Android Studio > Preferences > Editor > General > Appearance

Or, if you type "line numbers" into the main search box you'll be presented with a switch you can set right there.

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