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   The current date and time is:
   Sat Mar  6 12:03:32 EST 2038
+===== Comments =====
+A comment in a bash script starts with a sharp symbol (#) and is ignored by the shell interpreter:
+<code># test script #1
+# written by Jason Bourne</code>
+A comment may also be just one portion of a line:
+<code>cd - # change to the user's previous working directory</code>
+Note that a shbang line is a comment from the point of view of the shell interpreter -- it's there for the kernel to use, not the shell!
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