If you have a use case wherein you want to add a line number before each line, you can do that using Column Editor in Notepad++ text Editor.
![Number to Insert Notepad++ Number to Insert Notepad++](https://code2care.org/howto/add-line-number-before-each-line-notepad-plus-plus-column-editor/images/Number to Insert Notepad++.jpg)
Steps:
- Open a file or be on the tab where you want to insert line numbers,
- Be at the start of the line from where you want to prefix line numbers (advance: better to do a Multi-Column Select),
- Go to Menu: Edit -> Column Editor,
- Select: Number to Insert
- Add: Initial number: 1
- Add: Increase by:
- Select Leading zeros if you want them.
- Click OK
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
After:
01 A
02 B
03 C
04 D
05 E
06 F
07 G
08 H
09 I
10 J
11 K
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