How to Comment in Vim's Config Files: ". Vimrc"?

How do I add a comment in Vim's configuration files, like .vimrc?

4 Answers

A double quote to the left of the text you want to comment.

Example: " this is how a comment looks like in ~/.vimrc

To be clear: Do not include a closing double quote. (See comment from Arslan Ali below.)

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"This is a comment in vimrc. It does not have a closing quote 

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Same as above. Use double quote to start the comment and without the closing quote.

Example:

set cul "Highlight current line

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You can add comments in Vim's configuration file by either:

" brief description of the command    

or:

"" commented command

Taken from here

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