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Add a help target for any Makefile
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Makefile
URL=https://www.spinellis.gr/unix
love: # Help: Create a file name love
touch love
money: # Help: Hit the jackpot
yes $$ | fmt | head
me a wizard: MOOC # Help: Become a Unix command-line wizard
MOOC:
@echo "Visit $(URL); Other than that ..."
@(open $(URL) || cygstart $(URL) || kde-open $(URL) || gnome-open $(URL) || :) 2>/dev/null
help: # Help: Show this help message
@echo 'The following make targets are available.'
@sed -n 's/^\([^:]*:\).*# [H]elp: \(.*\)/"%-20s %s\\n" "\1" "\2"/p' Makefile | xargs -n 3 printf | sort
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