What characters indicate the JCL card is a comment card
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/*/ in columns 1 – 3
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//* in columns 1 – 3
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//- in columns 1 - 3
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/-/ in columns 1 – 3
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Explanation
JCL (Job Control Language) uses //* as the comment indicator. These characters must appear in columns 1-3 of the JCL card. The /* option is used for JES stream delimiters, not comments. //- and /-- are not valid JCL comment syntax.
AI explanation
In JCL, a comment statement is identified by placing //* in columns 1 through 3 of the card/line. This distinguishes it from a normal JCL statement (which starts with // followed by a name) and from a delimiter statement (/*). Comment cards are ignored by the JCL processor and used purely for documentation.