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submitted 2 months ago by EuAndreh@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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Back writing in my website.

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[–] EuAndreh@programming.dev [S] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

I use this only when developing, mostly while debugging. IIRC I've never commited code like this.

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[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev -1 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Close notepad.exe. Open a real editor. Select the text you want to comment out. Press Ctrl-/

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[–] EuAndreh@programming.dev [S] 0 points 2 months ago

No notepad.exe, nvi: 'a,s/^/# /.

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