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make

Build automation tool

Syntax

make [OPTION]... [TARGET]...

Common Options

-fSpecify Makefile
-jNumber of parallel jobs
-nDry run
-CChange directory before running
-BUnconditionally rebuild
-kContinue after error
cleanClean build artifacts
installInstall (common target)

Common Examples

make

Run default target

make -j4

Build with 4 parallel jobs

make install

Install build artifacts

make clean

Clean build artifacts

make -n

Dry run to see commands

make -C /path/to/project

Build in specified directory

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