[Chapter 19] 19.4 Special Target Names
Author: Daniel Gilly & the Staff of O'Reilly & Associates
Date: 1998-08-06T22:02:06Z

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| Chapter 19 The make Utility |

## 19.4 Special Target Names

.DEFAULT:

  Commands associated with this target are executed if `make` can't find any description file entries or suffix rules with which to build a requested target.

.IGNORE:

  Ignore error codes. Same as the `-i` option.

.PRECIOUS:

  Files you specify for this target are not removed when you send a signal (such as interrupt) that aborts `make`, or when a command line in your description file returns an error.

.SILENT:

  Execute commands but do not echo them. Same as the `-s` option.

.SUFFIXES:

  Suffixes associated with this target are meaningful in suffixes rules. If no suffixes are listed, the existing list of suffix rules are effectively "turned off."

19.3 Macros |  | 19.5 Sample Default Macros, Suffixes, and Rules