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diff --git a/bin/sh/sh.1 b/bin/sh/sh.1
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@@ -362,6 +362,13 @@ The following is a list of valid operators:
.It Li <& Ta Li >& Ta Li <<- Ta Li >|
.El
.El
+.Pp
+The character
+.Ql #
+introduces a comment if used at the beginning of a word.
+The word starting with
+.Ql #
+and the rest of the line are ignored.
.Ss Quoting
Quoting is used to remove the special meaning of certain characters
or words to the shell, such as operators, whitespace, keywords,
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