docs/85103: sh(1) manpage doesn't contain the word "comment", etc.
Giorgos Keramidas
keramida at ceid.upatras.gr
Fri Aug 19 13:00:34 UTC 2005
The following reply was made to PR docs/85103; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida at ceid.upatras.gr>
To: "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys at opusnet.com>
Cc: bug-followup at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: docs/85103: sh(1) manpage doesn't contain the word "comment", etc.
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:52:06 +0300
On 2005-08-18 17:41, "Gary W. Swearingen" <garys at opusnet.com> wrote:
> The sh(1) manpage doesn't describe "#" comments or contain the
> word "comment" for people searching for that.
>
> The "pdksh" manpage slips in this phrase:
>
> #, if used at the beginning of a word, introduces a comment --
> everything after the # up to the nearest newline is ignored;
>
> but it should also say something about it not working interactively.
It does work interactively too:
% flame:/home/keramida$ env PS1='$ ' sh
% $ echo foo # bar
% foo
% $
But you're right we should add something about comments.
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