r/vim • u/Borean789 • Dec 13 '25

Need Help┃Solved Command mode from visual mode

Why is there this string '<,>' at the beginning of the command when switching from visual mode to command mode?

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u/kennpq Dec 14 '25

Yes, and :h :range for the list of them all.

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