How do I show Filename, Line Count, and Character Count in vim?

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00:00 How Do I Show Filename, Line Count, And Character Count In Vim?
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 19

You can get the character and line count by typing g Ctrl-G. To see the filename and line count as you do when you open a file, execute :f. See

:help g_CTRL-G
:help :f

ANSWER 2

Score 13

In ~/.vimrc, add the line:

set ruler

ANSWER 3

Score 4

save your file :w

then reload it :e

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For the line count: edit the .vimrc file, and add to it set nu
Character count: someone has already asked for that and an answer has been given: https://superuser.com/a/149947/151320 - it is as simple as: g CTRL-G