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Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 03:52:35 -0600 (CST)
From: Don Read <dread@texas.net>
To: 8773836928@skytel.com
Subject: RE: vi question
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On 01-Nov-00 8773836928@skytel.com wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have been editing some 
> Perl scripts in vi recently,
> and I find it very annoying
> that Perl cannot comment
> blocks of code, only lines.
> 

localhost.dread$ perldoc -q comment 
<snip>

=head2 How can I comment out a large block of perl code?

Use embedded POD to discard it:

    # program is here

    =for nobody
    This paragraph is commented out

    # program continues

    =begin comment text

    all of this stuff

    here will be ignored
    by everyone

    =end comment text

    =cut

This can't go just anywhere.  You have to put a pod directive where
the parser is expecting a new statement, not just in the middle
of an expression or some other arbitrary yacc grammar production.


> P.S. Please cc: me, as I am not subscribed to the list with this
> account. Thanks again.
> 

No doubt, looks like a pager ... 
no jpegs ? pity.

Regards, 
-- 
Don Read                     dread@texas.net
There are old sailors, and there are foolish 
sailors; but damn few old foolish sailors.
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