# Processing is adding slashes and arrows to the end of lines after autoformat

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-is-adding-slashes-and-arrows-to-the-end-of-lines-after-autoformat/20949>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [May 16, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-is-adding-slashes-and-arrows-to-the-end-of-lines-after-autoformat/20949 "2020-05-16T19:35:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![jordantoshplus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jordantoshplus](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jordantoshplus)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-is-adding-slashes-and-arrows-to-the-end-of-lines-after-autoformat/20949/1 "2020-05-16T19:35:47Z")

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I did a quick search but I couldn’t find anything relevant. Whenever I autoformat (ctrl+t) a file in processing ide, if I open the same file in vscode, some of the lines have `//<>//` at the end

![processingpde](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/e/e8bf6ebf90c12066a0b738e681321426c36aea94.png) ![vscode](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/6/6eecbaf7ed6e64109869a5a038b3e77b89fcd50f.png)

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**Author:** ![Kevin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/kevin/32/2297_2.png) [@Kevin](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Kevin)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 7:52pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-is-adding-slashes-and-arrows-to-the-end-of-lines-after-autoformat/20949/2 "2020-05-16T19:52:34Z")

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This is an interesting question, and I realize you were told to post here, but please link between crossposts so we can see what help you’ve already received.

This question has also been posted here:

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61831614/processing-is-adding-slashes-and-arrows-to-the-end-of-lines-after-autoformat>

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2020, 5:37am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/processing-is-adding-slashes-and-arrows-to-the-end-of-lines-after-autoformat/20949/3 "2020-05-19T05:37:26Z")

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> [@jordantoshplus](#):
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> if I open the same file in vscode,

Do you mean that you have the same file open in vscode at the same time – and then autoformat in PDE, causing those marks to instantly appear in the vscode pane?

Or are you editing in PDE, saving and closing,then opening in vscode and seeing those comments?