--- a/scripts/image/colormap.m
+++ b/scripts/image/colormap.m
@@ -1,36 +1,37 @@
-# Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
-# 
-# This file is part of Octave.
-# 
-# Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
-# Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
-# later version.
-# 
-# Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
-# ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
-# for more details.
-# 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
-# Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+### Copyright (C) 1996 John W. Eaton
+###
+### This file is part of Octave.
+###
+### Octave is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+### under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+### the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option)
+### any later version.
+###
+### Octave is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+### WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+### MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+### General Public License for more details.
+###
+### You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+### along with Octave; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
+### Software Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
+### 02111-1307, USA.
 
 function cmap = colormap (map)
 
-# Set the current colormap.
-# 
-# colormap (map) sets the current colormap to map.  map should be an n
-# row by 3 column matrix. The columns contain red, green, and blue
-# intensities respectively.  All entries should be between 0 and 1
-# inclusive. The new colormap is returned.
-# 
-# colormap ("default") restores the default colormap (a gray scale
-# colormap with 64 entries). The default colormap is returned.
-# 
-# colormap with no arguments returns the current colormap.
+  ## Set the current colormap.
+  ## 
+  ## colormap (map) sets the current colormap to map.  map should be an n
+  ## row by 3 column matrix. The columns contain red, green, and blue
+  ## intensities respectively.  All entries should be between 0 and 1
+  ## inclusive. The new colormap is returned.
+  ## 
+  ## colormap ("default") restores the default colormap (a gray scale
+  ## colormap with 64 entries). The default colormap is returned.
+  ## 
+  ## colormap with no arguments returns the current colormap.
 
-# Written by Tony Richardson (amr@mpl.ucsd.edu) July 1994.
+  ## Written by Tony Richardson (amr@mpl.ucsd.edu) July 1994.
 
   global CURRENT_COLOR_MAP
 
@@ -46,15 +47,15 @@
         error ("invalid argument");
       endif
     else
-# Set the new color map
+      ## Set the new color map
       CURRENT_COLOR_MAP = map;
     endif
   elseif (! exist ("CURRENT_COLOR_MAP"))
-# If global color map doesn't exist, create the default map.
+    ## If global color map doesn't exist, create the default map.
     CURRENT_COLOR_MAP = gray;
   endif
 
-# Return current color map.
+  ## Return current color map.
 
   cmap = CURRENT_COLOR_MAP;