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     Syntax:  DESCRIPTION 'text'
 
     Inserts specified text into the program. DESCRIPTION is useful for
     embedding source-control or copyright information into a file.
 
     The <text> is a string of up to 255 characters enclosed in single
     or double quotation marks (' or "). To include a literal quotation
     mark in the text, either specify two consecutive quotation marks
     of the same type or enclose the text with the alternate type of
     quotation mark. If DESCRIPTION is not specified, the default text
     is the main output filename specified in LINK's <exefile> field.
 
     You can view this string by using EXEHDR. The string appears in
     the Description: field in EXEHDR's output.
     See: ◄EXEHDR►
 
     A DESCRIPTION differs from a comment, which is a line that begins
     with a semicolon (;). LINK does not put comments into the program.
 
     Example
 
          DESCRIPTION "Tester's Version, Test ""A"""
 
     This example inserts the following text into the program:
 
          Tester's Version, Test "A"
 
     The text contains a literal single quotation mark and a pair of
     literal double quotation marks.
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