Re: Display line number on each buffer line

[Michael Heerdegen]

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<help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> writes:

> That is good, but I want to do that from my init file if possible.  Is
> there a way to reduce the line number size as well?

You can call `face-spec-set' to change the default appearance of a face,
e.g.

#+begin_src emacs-lisp
(face-spec-set 'line-number
               '((t (:foreground "red" :height .6)))
               'face-defface-spec)
#+end_src

The face spec is the same thing as in face definitions.

Michael.