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@@ -534,8 +534,46 @@ after a command causes the rest of the line to be ignored. This can be used
to add comments. Example: >
:set ai "set 'autoindent' option
It is not possible to add a comment to a shell command ":!cmd" or to the
-":map" command and a few others, because they see the '"' as part of their
-argument. This is mentioned where the command is explained.
+":map" command and a few others (mainly commands that expect expressions)
+that see the '"' as part of their argument:
+
+ :argdo
+ :autocmd
+ :bufdo
+ :cexpr (and the like)
+ :call
+ :cdo (and the like)
+ :command
+ :cscope (and the like)
+ :debug
+ :display
+ :echo (and the like)
+ :elseif
+ :execute
+ :folddoopen
+ :folddoclosed
+ :for
+ :grep (and the like)
+ :help (and the like)
+ :if
+ :let
+ :make
+ :map (and the like including :abbrev commands)
+ :menu (and the like)
+ :mkspell
+ :normal
+ :ownsyntax
+ :popup
+ :promptfind (and the like)
+ :registers
+ :return
+ :sort
+ :syntax
+ :tabdo
+ :tearoff
+ :vimgrep (and the like)
+ :while
+ :windo
*:bar* *:\bar*
'|' can be used to separate commands, so you can give multiple commands in one