or
.RS 5
.B ;
+|
+.B :
+|
+.B #
.I comment
.RE
.PP
.RE
.PP
Continuation lines in alias files end with `\\' followed by the newline
-character.
+character. This applies to comment lines. Thus, a line following a
+comment line that ends with a `\\' will be treated as a continuation of
+the comment.
.PP
.RI \*(lq Alias\-file \*(rq
and