# How to comment codes in .rhtml file

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-comment-codes-in-rhtml-file/103686>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 9, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-comment-codes-in-rhtml-file/103686 "2007-05-09T09:37:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/b487fb/32.png) [@veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/veeraa2003)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-comment-codes-in-rhtml-file/103686/1 "2007-05-09T09:37:04Z")

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HI everybody

I know how to comment codes in ruby (.rb) file. But can anyone say how  
to comment codes in rails file i mean in .rhtml file .

Regards,  
Veeraa.

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**Author:** ![veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/b487fb/32.png) [@veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/veeraa2003)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 9:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-comment-codes-in-rhtml-file/103686/2 "2007-05-09T09:59:50Z")

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Hi,

> I know how to comment codes in ruby (.rb) file. But can anyone say how  
> to comment codes in rails file i mean in .rhtml file .

HTML comments:

Erb-Comments

\<%# I’m a comment, too! %\>

Regards,  
Timo

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**Author:** ![veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/b487fb/32.png) [@veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/veeraa2003)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 10:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-comment-codes-in-rhtml-file/103686/3 "2007-05-09T10:24:27Z")

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Timo S. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> > I know how to comment codes in ruby (.rb) file. But can anyone say how  
> > to comment codes in rails file i mean in .rhtml file .
> 
> HTML comments:
> 
> Erb-Comments
> 
> \<%# I’m a comment, too! %\>
> 
> Regards,  
> Timo

Hi Springmann,

Thanks for your kind reply.

Regards,  
Veeraa

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**Author:** ![veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/b487fb/32.png) [@veeraa2003](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/veeraa2003)\
**Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-comment-codes-in-rhtml-file/103686/4 "2007-05-09T14:50:30Z")

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On 5/9/07, Timo S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Erb-Comments
> 
> \<%# I’m a comment, too! %\>

Note also that the former will be carried through to the output, while  
the latter will not.