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-.Dd $Mdocdate: July 15 2014 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: July 16 2014 $
.Dt MAKE 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm
is a program designed to simplify the maintenance of other programs.
Its input is a
-.Ar makefile :
+.Em makefile :
a list of specifications (target rules) describing build
relationships between programs and other files.
-By default, this
-.Ar makefile
-is determined as follows:
-first the file
-.Sq Pa makefile
-if it exists, then the file
-.Sq Pa Makefile
-in that order.
-If none of these files exist,
+By default, the file
+.Pa makefile
+is used;
+if no such file is found, it tries
+.Pa Makefile .
+If neither of these exist,
.Nm
can still rely on a set of built-in system rules.
.Pp
.Sq Pa .depend
is a
.Bx
-extensions.
+extension.
.Pp
Standard options are as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
list of dependencies
.It Pa makefile
default makefile
-does not exist
.It Pa Makefile
default makefile if
.Pa makefile