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JadeNB on Dec 2, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ivo – a reimagined Unix terminal system

> The vim command should show "'<,'>" between the ':' and 'w'.

I've always wondered about this; I sometimes get it (but don't know how to reproduce it) when trying to navigate. What does it mean?

wollw on Dec 2, 2011 [–]

It's a motion command that means from the beginning of the selected area to the end. It's really two different commands ("'<" and "'>") and there is a good description of them in the vim help (":help '<" will bring you there).

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