To convert a csv file with the format of (e.g: master> git branch <branchname> INTO master> git branch branchname

Command Line

% sed -n 's!<\([a-z]*\)>!\1!g;p' git_shortcuts.csv > git_final shortcut.                                                       exercises Mon 9

Description

Here ! is used instead of foward slash(/)
you have to escape paranthesis. Kinda confused on that one.
\1 is used to extract what's inside the () 1st paranthesis.

Another e.g:
sed -n 's!<\([a-z]*\)>!\1!g;p' << EOF                       
heredoc> <sahil> <kazim>
heredoc> EOF
sahil kazim

Here i have used input redirection.
Basically it will extract whats inside the <> and prints that and g tells for every element. 
Other subsituition flags are:
i- ignore case
p-print
g:for all
2:just for second item that match the pattern for that substitute.
w: write