I'm just guessing, but
1. The # is intended for true comments, while the ; is for commneting out
snippets of actual file syntax.
2. in DOS batch files, the ; is more efficient than the REM, not
parsing the line further or displaying it iirc, so maybe this has the same
symantics.
if you are really curious enough (i am not right now), check the source
code, and let us know :)
oh, the ; is not a "Linux config file feature" as far as I know. I have
seen it in others beside samba, but is in no way a standard across the
board.
charles
On Thu, 13 Apr 2000, Morse wrote:
> In Linux the configuration files use the pound key key # = to indicate
> a remark..like DOS REM.
> I see that there is also a semi colon ; which in DOS is also a remark
> but Linux uses both in the same file..
> So what does a colon in front of a sentence mean in a Linux cnf file ?
>
> # for example
> ; persever case = no
>
>
> <for example> is a remark but why would I have the semi colon ; in front of
> the code ?
> Is it also remarked out ?? Why to different ways of doing it in the same file?
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