PowerShell: Comment Syntax

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Line Comment

Line comment start with NUMBER SIGN # to end of line. Anything in between is ignored.

# this is a comment
# adds 2 numbers
3 + 4 # result is 7

Block Comment

Block comment start with <# and ends wiht #>. Anything in between is ignored. 

<#
This is a block comment
Can be multiple lines.
#>

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