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                                    REM
 
Enables you to include comments in a batch file or in your CONFIG.SYS file.
The REM command is also useful for disabling commands. (You can use a
semicolon (;) instead of the REM command in your CONFIG.SYS file, but not in
batch files.)
 
Syntax
 
    REM [string]
 
Parameters
 
string
    Specifies any string of characters ── the command you want to disable or
    the comment you want to include.
 
Related Command
 
For information about displaying messages, see the <ECHO> command.
 
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