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Comment Remover

Strip comments from your code

Install

Install all languages

cargo install --git "https://github.com/rhythmcache/comment-remover" --all-features

Install specific languages only

for small binary sizes, install only the languages you need:

# example: Install with Python and Rust support only
cargo install --git "https://github.com/rhythmcache/comment-remover" --features "python,rust-lang"

# example: install with JavaScript, TypeScript, and C support
cargo install --git "https://github.com/rhythmcache/comment-remover" --features "javascript,typescript,c"

Usage

rmcm [OPTIONS] [FILES]...

Arguments:
  [FILES]...  Input files to process (if empty, reads from stdin)

Options:
  -l, --language <LANG>           Specify language (required for stdin, optional for files)
  -i, --in-place                  Modify files in-place instead of outputting to stdout
  -c, --collapse-whitespace <N>   Collapse consecutive blank lines to at most N blank lines
  -f, --force                     Continue processing even if some files fail
  -h, --help                      Print help

Examples

# remove comments from a python file and print to stdout
rmcm script.py

# remove comments and modify file in-place
rmcm -i main.rs

# process multiple files in-place
rmcm -i *.js

# read from stdin (language must be specified)
cat script.py | rmcm -l python

# collapse multiple blank lines to at most 1
rmcm -c 1 -i code.js

# override language detection
rmcm -l python file.txt

# continue processing even if some files fail
rmcm -f -i *.rs

Supported Languages

The tool uses tree-sitter parsers for accurate comment removal. Each language is an optional feature:

Language	Feature Flag	Extensions	Comment Styles
Bash	`bash`	`.sh`, `.bash`	`#`
C	`c`	`.c`, `.h`	`//`, `/* */`
C#	`c-sharp`	`.cs`	`//`, `/* */`, `///`
C++	`cpp`	`.cpp`, `.cc`, `.cxx`, `.hpp`, `.hxx`, `.c++`	`//`, `/* */`
CSS	`css`	`.css`	`/* */`
Go	`go`	`.go`	`//`, `/* */`
Haskell	`haskell`	`.hs`	`--`, `{- -}`
HTML	`html`	`.html`, `.htm`	`<!-- -->`
Java	`java`	`.java`	`//`, `/* /`, `/* */`
JavaScript	`javascript`	`.js`, `.jsx`, `.mjs`, `.cjs`	`//`, `/* */`
Lua	`lua`	`.lua`	`--`, `--[[ ]]`
PHP	`php`	`.php`	`//`, `#`, `/* */`
Python	`python`	`.py`, `.pyw`	`#`
Ruby	`ruby`	`.rb`	`#`, `=begin`/`=end`
Rust	`rust-lang`	`.rs`	`//`, `/* */`
Scala	`scala`	`.scala`	`//`, `/* */`
Swift	`swift`	`.swift`	`//`, `/* */`
TypeScript	`typescript`	`.ts`, `.tsx`, `.mts`, `.cts`	`//`, `/* */`

Build from Source

# clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/rhythmcache/comment-remover
cd comment-remover

# build with all languages
cargo build --release --all-features

# Build with specific languages
cargo build --release --features "python,javascript,rust-lang"

Available Features

All language features:

bash, c, c-sharp, cpp, css, go, haskell, html, java, javascript, 
json, lua, php, python, ruby, rust-lang, scala, swift, typescript, yaml

TODO

Want to help? Here's what we're planning:

SQL - Add support for SQL dialects with -- and /* */
Perl - Support # comments and POD documentation
R - Handle # comments
Kotlin - Support // and /* */ comments
Dart - Add comment support
Elixir - Handle # comments
Configuration files - .ini, .conf, .env, .toml
Documentation generation - Option to extract comments instead of removing
Preserve specific comments - Keep comments matching patterns (e.g., license headers)
Recursive directory processing - Process entire directory trees
Parallel processing - Speed up batch operations

Contributing

Found a bug? PRs are welcome. The repo is open to anything. Pick something from the TODO or bring your own ideas.

License

Apache 2.0

comment-remover 0.1.1