 
   "*Text saying that this is free software"
   :type 'string :group 'Automatic-File-Header)
- 
+
+(defcustom make-box-comment-region-replace-prefix-flag nil
+  "Non-nil means remove any comment prefix from lines, before boxing."
+  :type 'boolean :group 'Automatic-File-Header)
+
 ;;; Internal variables -------------------------------------
 
 (defvar header-auto-update-enabled t

;; Some of this code and commentary were originally written by Lynn
;; Slater as file `header.el'.  Drew Adams updated it and maintains it
;; as `header2.el'.  The original is here:
;; `http://www.emacswiki.org/cgi-bin/wiki/download/OriginalHeaderEl'.
;;
;; Commands (interactive functions) defined here:
;;
;;   `make-header', `make-revision', `make-divider',
;;   `make-box-comment', `update-file-header'.
;;
;; Other functions defined here:
;;


(defvar header-prefix-string ""
  "Mode-specific comment prefix string for use in headers.")

;;; Functions ----------------------------------------------

(defsubst nonempty-comment-start ()
