The .VARIABLE command allows you to specify a character that
corresponds to the name you have given the commands and text in
an .IF (or .IFNOT) block. This identifying character is placed
in the left margin when you process your file with the /DEBUG or
/DEBUG=CONDITIONALS command line qualifier.
Format
.VARIABLE name [t ,f]
Abreviated format
.VR name [t ,f]
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