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Old 12-14-2006
commenting more then 1 line
Hi all,

I m new for linux ... but now i will do this continuously. So my question is how to comment more then 1 line i dont wanna put # to each line.. my script is too big...

or u can tell me that how can i add # to sellected lines means if i wanna put # from line number 10 to 20 then how can i do.. this will also help me...

Thanks
Ajay
# 2  
Old 12-14-2006
Wrap the lines within :<<MARKER.. MARKER like shown below

Instead of MARKER you can use any string which is not used in your script. Preferably a unique string.

Code:
:<<COMMENT
a line in the script.
another line in the script
.
.
yet another line in script.
COMMENT

The above is the easiest thing to do. Else within vi you could issue
Code:
:10,20s/^/#/g

# 3  
Old 12-14-2006
Code:
sed "10,20 s/^/#/" file > tmp
mv tmp file

# 4  
Old 12-14-2006
Thanks !!
Thanks Vino and Anbu.. Thank u very much to both of u..
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