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How can I create block (multiline) comments in Lisp code?
How can I do multiline / block comments in Lisp code - e.g. in the init.el.
In Python I would do it like this
"""Block
comment
"""
In C/C++ like this
/*
Block
comment
*/
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Is there a way to comment within a line in elisp?
Is it possible to comment the string "emacs" below while keeping this code one line? If so, how?
(message "hi") "emacs" (message "hi!")
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Emacs Lisp comment conventions
The Emacs Lisp Reference Manual's Appendix D.7 mentions some comment tips:
Single semicolons (;) should be used for inline comments.
Double semicolons (;;) should be used for line comments.
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Hide comment in current buffer
Is their a way to hide comment whatever the language used?
Like if I'm in cpp mode all /* ... */ should be hide and if I'm on LaTeX mode, all % ... will be hide.
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How can I detect if the current character is a comment character for that major mode?
I am working on this little function that pulls up the next line to the current line. I want to add a functionality so that if the current line is a line comment and the next line is also a line ...
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Function to delete all comments from a buffer, without moving them to kill ring
I need to be able to remove all comments from a buffer from elisp code. For now, I am using:
(goto-char (point-min))
(comment-kill (count-lines (point-min) (point-max)))
However, comment-kill is an ...
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