numbertoggle (fork)
While Vim's relativenumber option is great, you probably don't want to use it all the time. numbertoggle allows you to quickly toggle between relative and absolute line numbers and cleverly switches when when focus is lost or gained or when switching between normal and insert mode.
Fork Alterations
This fork changes the start value to be absolute instead of relative.
Installation
If you don't have a preferred installation method, I recommend installing pathogen.vim, and then simply copy and paste:
cd ~/.vim/bundle
git clone git://github.com/jeffkreeftmeijer/vim-numbertoggle.git
Once help tags have been generated, you can view the manual with
:help numbertoggle.
License
Copyright (c) Jeff Kreeftmeijer. Distributed under the same terms as Vim itself. See :help license.