How to Add Comments in Batch File

[Aapti]

Hello , i wish to create a Batch File , and want to add comments to It , almost i know how to create the batch file, but i really dont know how to add comment in batch file , would you please guide by Giving simple examples or Syntax , on how to add comments in Batch file , please help me , thanks to All

[Lillebror]

A batch file (or bat) is a batch file: it is plain text file, saved with the extension *. bat file containing a set of DOS commands. When you run this bat file, the contents commands are executed in groups, sequentially, allowing automate various tasks. Any DOS command can be used in a batch file , and the Command for Adding comment is rem command

REM

Indicates a comment in a batch file or CONFIG.SYS.
REM [comment]

[MrChris-]

We use the Rem command:

Syntax
Rem Comments

But you can also use ::

Syntax:
:: Comments

Example

REM Comment line 1
REM Comment line 2
Code
:: Comment line 3

[Solomon]

The rem means that the comments is inactivated ,The rem command before the line indicates the Next Text is a comment under DOS batch

It is possible to place comments in the batch files. For this, we must begin the line with the keyword REM. In fact, everything that follows this command is simply ignored. To display text, the Echo command should be , Breaks can also be performed in the same file with the goto command followed by the name of a label. A label is a single word placed on one line and beginning with ":", for example: test. Here is a batch showing all these controls

@ echo off
rem This file is totally useless
echo Start of execution
goto result
echo This line is skipped
: Following
echo is the end