ol -- Option Line default range syntax 1,$ ol[$ | . | # | BLANK] The "l" option is the Line number monitoring option. Typing "l" followed by "$" constantly displays the last line number in the file (current length of the file). Typing "l" followed by "." constantly displays the current line number. This usually make sense only in conjunction with the "oa" option, that uses letters for line names. For general information about the option command, type "ho". See also: "hoa" and "hequal".