% end of the line. You can escape a comment '#', using quotes or backlsashes
% just as you can in a shell.
%
-% As a special case a ';' at the start of a line is also treated as a comment
+% As a special case a ':' at the start of a line is also treated as a comment
% This allows a magick script to ignore a line that is parsed by the shell
% and can be used as a 'launcher' for magick scripts. For example
%
% #!/bin/sh
% #
% # Shell Launcher for Magick Script
-% ; echo "This part is run in the shell"
-% ; exec magick -script "$0" "$@"; exit 10
+% : echo "This part is run in the shell"
+% : exec magick -script "$0" "$@"; exit 10
% #
% # The rest of the script is magick script
% -read label:"This is a Magick Script!"