(Ted Harding) wrote:
> If a comment extends
> over several lines, each one needs a "#". However, as has been
> suggested, various text editors make it easier to do that. For
> example, in 'vim':
>
> 1: Type in the several lines of comment (without "#"). Press 'Esc'.
> 2. With the cursor in the first line, press 'Shift'+'V'.
> 3. Move the cursor down to the last line, thus highlighting all.
> 4. Then type
> :s/^/# /
> and each line will then start with "# ". (It's very quick once
> you are used to it).
>
>
but not all is lost for those that do not use smart editors that know
how to r-comment blocks of code. using a simple sed command, one can
automatically comment and uncomment parts of code enclosed between some
custom r-commented tags, e.g., '#start' and '#end':
# sample file with start-end comment tags
cat <<END > foo.r
f = function(...) {
args = list(...)
#start commenting everything until the closest #end
# a comment that will remain a comment after uncommenting commented code
b1 =
a1 = g(b1,
#end commenting
}
END
# comment out blocks between start-end tags
sed '/^\s*#start/,/^\s*#end/{/^\s*#\(start\|end\)/!s/^/#/}' foo.r >
foo-commented.r
# uncomment blocks between start-end tags
sed '/^\s*#start/,/^\s*#end/{/^\s*#\(start\|end\)/!s/^#//}'
foo-commented.r > foo-uncommented.r
# check for differences
diff foo.r foo-uncommented.r
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