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<B>%</B> _ _ _ <B>PERCENT</B> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ <B>command</B><P>
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The percent sign is used to precede comments; everything from a percent
to the end of the line is ignored.
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examples: </H3>
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df(x**3 + y,x);% This is a comment key{Return}
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3*X
int(3*x**2,x) %This is a comment; key{Return}
</TT></PRE><P>A prompt is given, waiting for the semicolon that was not
detected in the comment<P><PRE><TT></TT></PRE><P>
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Statement delimiters <em>;</em> and <em>$</em> are not detected between a
percent sign and the end of the line.
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