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<h3 class="section">Command Echoing</h3>

   <p>Normally <code>make</code> prints each command line before it is executed.
We call this <dfn>echoing</dfn> because it gives the appearance that you
are typing the commands yourself.

   <p>When a line starts with <code>@</code>, the echoing of that line is suppressed.
The <code>@</code> is discarded before the command is passed to the shell.
Typically you would use this for a command whose only effect is to print
something, such as an <code>echo</code> command to indicate progress through
the makefile:

<pre class="example">     @echo About to make distribution files
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   <p>When <code>make</code> is given the flag <code>-n</code> or <code>--just-print</code>
it only echoes commands, it won't execute them.  See <a href="Options-Summary.html#Options%20Summary">Summary of Options</a>.  In this case and only this case, even the
commands starting with <code>@</code> are printed.  This flag is useful for
finding out which commands <code>make</code> thinks are necessary without
actually doing them.

   <p>The <code>-s</code> or <code>--silent</code>
flag to <code>make</code> prevents all echoing, as if all commands
started with <code>@</code>.  A rule in the makefile for the special target
<code>.SILENT</code> without prerequisites has the same effect
(see <a href="Special-Targets.html#Special%20Targets">Special Built-in Target Names</a>).
<code>.SILENT</code> is essentially obsolete since <code>@</code> is more flexible.

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