How do you create a vim key mapping that requires numbers before the hotkey (like <G>)?

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00:00 How Do You Create A Vim Key Mapping That Requires Numbers Before The Hotkey (Like ≪G≫)?
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You can obtain that number from the v:count or v:count1 variable. See

:help v:count

For example,

:map G :<C-U>echo v:count<CR>