This is the title : "REM not recognized as a command"

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Gloops-5441 asked · 3 days ago

This is the title : "REM not recognized as a command"

Hello everybody,

In a Powershell script, I have this :

<#
# # # # # # rem Copy-Item -Path Y:\web\$N $path;
#
#
#>

and at compilation it yells that Rem is not recognized as a command. Well, does this mean that rem is code and not a comment ? How can I solve this ?

My first attempt was just like this :

# rem Copy-Item -Path Y:\web\$N $path;

I have no clue why it appears bold, but at least like that it is clear, as I made three iterations to make the character appear rather than being interpreted as bold.

windows-server-powershell

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RichMatheisen-8856 · 3 days ago

I just pasted your example into a PowerShell prompt and, as expected, nothing happened.

I did the same at a CMD.exe prompt and got this:

 C:\Users\richm><#
 The syntax of the command is incorrect.
    
 C:\Users\richm># # # # # # rem Copy-Item -Path Y:\web\$N $path;
 '#' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
 operable program or batch file.
    
 C:\Users\richm>#
 '#' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
 operable program or batch file.
    
 C:\Users\richm>#
 '#' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
 operable program or batch file.
    
 C:\Users\richm>#>

So . . . you'll have to provide more detail and context.

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IanXue-MSFT · 3 days ago

The issue cannot be reproduced on my side. How did you run the script?

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Answer 1 · 2021-02-23T19:59:39.417Z

AndreasBaumgarten answered · 3 days ago

You are talking about PowerShell?
In PowerShell the # is for comments (one line or in the middle of a line).

If you like to have more lines in a row as a comment use <# at the beginning and #> at the end.

 # Some examples
 Get-Help # this is a comment following a cmdlet
    
 <#
 This a block where you can comment in lines.
 Just as an example
 #>

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten

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Answer 2 · 2021-02-23T20:51:38.963Z

Gloops-5441 answered · 3 days ago

Well, as you see, this is exactly what I did.
But in both cases, REM seems to be refused in a REMARK.

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AndreasBaumgarten · 3 days ago

@Gloops-5441 ,

and your are running your script in PowerShell?

Never noticed # is not working in PowerShell.

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Answer 3 · 2021-02-23T21:08:21.843Z

Gloops-5441 answered · 3 days ago

Hum, it seems it works so long you do not have "REM" in the comment.

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AndreasBaumgarten · 3 days ago

Here no problem ... even with REM

 get-help
 # REM copy-item whatever
 Get-Host

No error, warning or something else on line 3

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