Element |
Function |
Rules |
-- (double dash) |
Begins an ANSI comment |
It can appear anywhere in a line after which everything in that line is a comment. |
Text string |
Contains the comment text |
Can be as many characters as fills the line, less one for the terminator character. |
<cr> (carriage return) <lf> (line feed) |
Terminates an ANSI comment |
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ANSI Comment Example
ANSI comments can appear anywhere in a command instruction, begin with a double-dash symbol (--), contain text, and end within a single line with either a carriage return <cr> or a line feed <lf>, as in the following example:
.SHOW VERSION -- ANSI comment example text<cr>