GURU NEEDED : break a command into several lines and comment each line

Stefan Monnier monnier at iro.umontreal.ca
Thu Jan 13 22:12:30 EST 2011

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> #!/bin/bash -xv

> command \ # comment1
> -sw1 \ # comment2
> -sw2 \ # comment3
> arguments

> One ought to be able to comment every single switch if desired for
> whatever reason.

Thanks for the riddle. Here's a solution:
 command $(: # comment1
 ) -sw1 $(: # comment2
 ) -sw2 $(: # comment3
 ) arguments
-- Stefan

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