Commutator algebra in general relativity

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How can we verify the result that

$$[f\textbf{X},\textbf{Y}]= f[\textbf{X}, \textbf{Y}] - \textbf{Y} \left( f \right) \bf{X}$$

Where:

f- Some function

$\textbf{X}, \textbf{Y}$ - Some vector fields