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From: rouben@math9.math.umbc.edu (Rouben Rostamian)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Comments in .exrc?
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Date: 2 May 91 20:43:39 GMT
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In article <26748@adm.brl.mil> RSS%CALSTATE.bitnet@vm.usc.edu (Richard S. Smith) writes:
>I suppose the underlying question is whether ex has a "comment" or
>"no-op" command.  There's none mentioned in my (Xenix) manuals.

The "comment" symbol is a double-quote sign in the beginning
of the line, as in:

" This text will be skipped
" This too.

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