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How to Run make A makefile that says how to recompile a program can be used in more than one way. The simplest use is to recompile every file that is out of date. Usually, makefiles are written so that if you run make with no arguments, it does just that. By giving arguments when you run make , you can do any of these things and many others. The exit status is two if make encounters any errors.