Covariant derivative and vector functions

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So given this identity:

[V,W] = \nablaVW-\nablaWV

^^I got the above identity from O'Neil 5.1 #9.

From this I'm not sure how to make the jump with vector functions, or if it is even possible to apply that definition to a vector function [xu,xv].
 
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