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Restore option to default value with ampersand (&)

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
From the Vim documentation:

In case you have messed up an option value, you can set it back to the default by putting an ampersand (&) after the option name. Example:

:set iskeyword&

Describe the solution you'd like
Fox example, :set relativenumber correctly changes the display to relative numbers. Then I expect :set relativenumber& to change it back but it doesn't work.

Additional context
The IdeaVim plugin on JetBrains editors supports this.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the :set command handles option names and values, using the relativenumber example in the issue as the behavioral reference. Implement support for an ampersand suffix that restores an option's default value, and verify that :set relativenumber& reverses :set relativenumber as described.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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