!begin_node (!kw [begin_comment])
!html_name cmd_begin_comment

Create comments.

!begin_xlist [(!TYPEPOSITION)]

!item [(!TYPEPOSITION)] (!COMMAND), (!MAINPART)

!item [(!SYNTAX)] (!T)!/begin_comment(!t)

!item [(!DESCRIPTION)]
This command opens a (new) (!link [comment environment] [comment environment]).
Text that is part of a comment environment
will be written as comments to the destination file, provided that
the target format supports comments.

!item [(!EXISTSSINCE)] Release~6 Patchlevel~2

!item [(!SEEALSO)]
(!KW [end_comment]), (!KW [cinclude]), (!KW [comment]), (!link [Environments] [Environments])

!end_xlist

!end_node
