code wont compile

[code// The following is a simple stepper motor control procedures
# define EN 8 // stepper motor enable , active low
# define X_DIR 5 // X -axis stepper motor direction control
# define Y_DIR 6 // y -axis stepper motor direction control
# define Z_DIR 7 // z axis stepper motor direction control
# define X_STP 2 // x -axis stepper control
# define Y_STP 3 // y -axis stepper control
# define Z_STP 4 // z -axis stepper control

/ *
/ / Function : step . function: to control the direction of the stepper motor , the number of steps .
/ / Parameters : dir direction control , dirPin corresponding stepper motor DIR pin , stepperPin corresponding stepper motor " step " pin , Step number of step of no return value.
* /

void step (boolean dir, byte dirPin, byte stepperPin, int steps)
{
    digitalWrite (dirPin, dir);
    delay (50);
    for (int i = 0; i <steps; i + +) 
    {
        digitalWrite (stepperPin, HIGH);
        delayMicroseconds (800);
        digitalWrite (stepperPin, LOW);
        delayMicroseconds (800);
    }
}

void setup () {   // The stepper motor used in the IO pin is set to output
    pinMode (X_DIR, OUTPUT); pinMode (X_STP, OUTPUT);
    pinMode (Y_DIR, OUTPUT); pinMode (Y_STP, OUTPUT);
    pinMode (Z_DIR, OUTPUT); pinMode (Z_STP, OUTPUT);
    pinMode (EN, OUTPUT);
    digitalWrite (EN, LOW);
}

void loop () {
    step (false, X_DIR, X_STP, 200); // X axis motor reverse 1 ring, the 200 step is a circle.
    step (false, Y_DIR, Y_STP, 200); // y axis motor reverse 1 ring, the 200 step is a circle.
    step (false, Z_DIR, Z_STP, 200); // z axis motor reverse 1 ring, the 200 step is a circle.
    delay (1000);
    step (true, X_DIR, X_STP, 200); // X axis motor forward 1 laps, the 200 step is a circle.
    step (true, Y_DIR, Y_STP, 200); // y axis motor forward 1 laps, the 200 step is a circle.
    step (true, Z_DIR, Z_STP, 200); // z axis motor forward 1 laps, the 200 step is a circle.
    delay (1000);
} ]

thats the code,thesr are the error messages:Arduino: 1.8.3 (Windows 7), Board: "Arduino/Genuino Uno"

sketch_nov11c:10: error: expected unqualified-id before '/' token

/ *

^

exit status 1
expected unqualified-id before '/' token

This report would have more information with
"Show verbose output during compilation"
option enabled in File -> Preferences.

Comments start "/*," not "/ *"

you lost me there!

What can I say?

m3vuv:
you lost me there!

/* and / *

Spot the difference

looks the same to me a wildcard and foward slash!

How many characters are in this /*
How many characters are in this / *

What about the leading [ and the trailing ] ?

What they are trying to tell you

you wrote /blank*
it wants /* with no blank in between.

-jim lee

Surely this line needs a comment before it:-

[code// The following is a simple stepper motor control procedures

edit ... Ah, maybe it doesn't. My bad.

Steve