How to comment in Vim's config files: ".vimrc"?

comments, configuration-files, vim

Solution

A double quote to the left of the text you want to comment.

Example: `" this is how a comment looks like in ~/.vimrc`

To be clear: Do not include a closing double quote. (See comment from Arslan Ali below.)

Problem

How do I add a comment in Vim's configuration files, like `.vimrc?`

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