-.\" $OpenBSD: table.5,v 1.6 2017/02/06 06:27:01 tb Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: table.5,v 1.7 2017/04/04 14:33:44 jmc Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2013 Eric Faurot <eric@openbsd.org>
.\" Copyright (c) 2013 Gilles Chehade <gilles@poolp.org>
.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: February 6 2017 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: April 4 2017 $
.Dt TABLE 5
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Pp
When using a
.Ql file
-table, a list will be written with each value on a line by itself:
+table, a list will be written with each value on a line by itself.
+Comments can be put anywhere in the file using a hash mark
+.Pq Sq # ,
+and extend to the end of the current line.
.Bd -literal -offset indent
value1
value2