diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index d827b04..9e2f868 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # For Updates See:  http://www.tundraware.com/Software/twander
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 2.24 2002/12/18 21:38:55 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 2.25 2002/12/18 21:44:36 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 
 ASSIGN     = "="               # Assignment for variable definitions
 CONF       = ""                # Config file user selected with -c option
-COMMENT    = r"#"              # Comment character
+COMMENT    = r"//"             # Comment introducer string
 ENVVBL     = r'$'              # Symbol denoting an environment variable
 MAXNESTING = 32                # Maximum depth of nested variable definitions
 QUOTECHAR  = '\"'              # Character to use when quoting builtin substitutions