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→{{header|REXX}}: added comments in the REXX section header explaining a method to include multiple labels on the same line.
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::: a colon (''':''')
::::: (optional blanks)
::::: (optional REXX statement (''';''')
::::: (optional semicolon (''';''')
::::: (optional blanks)
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<br><br>Any label can be referenced from anywhere in the REXX program (global scope).
<br><br>Multiple labels (with the same name) are not considered an error in the REXX language; the first label found (topmost) is used.
REXX comments may be added anywhere blanks can be used.
Multiple labels may be specified on the same line with:
::::: (optional blanks)
::: a REXX symbol
::::: (optional blanks)
::: a colon (''':''')
::::: (optional blanks)
::::::: ────(a repeat of the above as many times as is possible on a line of code)────
<lang rexx>/*REXX program demonstrates the use of labels and also a CALL statement. */
blarney = -0 /*just a blarney & balderdash statement*/
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