diff --git a/vimrcs/basic.vim b/vimrcs/basic.vim
index 4b3173ca..5a2c1461 100644
--- a/vimrcs/basic.vim
+++ b/vimrcs/basic.vim
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 " Sets how many lines of history VIM has to remember
 set history=500
 
+set relativenumber
+
 " Enable filetype plugins
 filetype plugin on
 filetype indent on