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url: https://repomix.com/guide/comment-removal.md
description: >-
  Remove code comments from Repomix output to reduce noise and token usage while
  preserving source files and supported language behavior.
---

# Comment Removal

Repomix can automatically remove comments from your codebase when generating the output file. This can help reduce noise and focus on the actual code.

## Usage

To enable comment removal, set the `removeComments` option to `true` in your `repomix.config.json`:

```json
{
  "output": {
    "removeComments": true
  }
}
```

## Supported Languages

Repomix supports comment removal for a wide range of programming languages, including:

* JavaScript/TypeScript (`//`, `/* */`)
* Python (`#`, `"""`, `'''`)
* Java (`//`, `/* */`)
* C/C++ (`//`, `/* */`)
* HTML (`<!-- -->`)
* CSS (`/* */`)
* And many more...

## Example

Given the following JavaScript code:

```javascript
// This is a single-line comment
function test() {
  /* This is a
     multi-line comment */
  return true;
}
```

With comment removal enabled, the output will be:

```javascript
function test() {
  return true;
}
```

## Notes

* Comment removal is performed before other processing steps, such as line number addition.
* Some comments, such as JSDoc comments, may be preserved depending on the language and context.

## Related Resources

* [Code Compression](/guide/code-compress) - Further reduce token count by extracting code structure
* [Configuration](/guide/configuration) - Set `output.removeComments` in your config file
* [Command Line Options](/guide/command-line-options) - Use `--remove-comments` flag