make�maintains, updates, and regenerates groups of related programs and files

make [ �f makefile ] ... [ �d ] [ �dd ] [ �D ]

[ �DD ] [ �e ] [ �i ] [ �k ] [ �n ] [ �p ] [ �P ]

[ �q ] [ �r ] [ �s ] [ �S ] [ �t ] [ target ... ]

[ macro=value ... ]

make updates files according to commands listed in a description file, and if the target file is newer than the dependency file of the same name, make will update the target file.