> but can you please explain what exactly does :'<,'> means?
That's a range as defined by two marks, the
'<
mark (meaning the starting line of a visual selection)
,
through the
'>
mark (meaning the ending line of a visual selection).
Vim supports an incredibly powerful declaration of ranges which you
can read about at
:help :range
which allows for absolute and relative addressing, including relative
to previous addresses such as
:1/CHAPTER/+2,$?APPENDIX?-3
which starts on line 1, searches forward for "CHAPTER", then moves
forward 2 lines from there to start the range, and then starts at the
bottom of the file ("$"), searches backwards for "APPENDIX", and then
moves 3 lines back from that match.
-tim
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