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Comments are text in the scene file included to make the scene file easier
to read or understand. They are ignored by the ray-tracer and are there for
your information. There are two types of comments in POV-Ray.

Two slashes are used for single line comments. Anything on a line after a
double slash (<code>//</code>) is ignored by the ray-tracer. For example:
<pre>
// This line is ignored
</pre>

You can have scene file information on the line in front of the comment as
in:
<pre>
object { FooBar } // this is an object
</pre>

The other type of comment is used for multiple lines. It starts with
"<code>/*</code>" and ends with "<code>*/</code>".
Everything in-between is ignored. For example:
<pre>
/* These lines
are ignored
by the
ray-tracer */
</pre>

This can be useful if you want to temporarily remove elements from a scene
file. <code>/*</code> ... <code>*/</code> comments can comment out
lines containing other <code>//</code> comments and thus can be used to
temporarily or permanently comment out parts of a scene. <code> /*</code> ...
<code>*/</code> comments can be nested, the following is legal:
<pre>
/* This is a comment
// This too
/* This also */
*/
</pre>

Use comments liberally and generously. Well used, they really improve the
readability of scene files.

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