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authorPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>2021-09-05 23:17:26 -0400
committerPaul Smith <psmith@gnu.org>2021-09-05 23:17:26 -0400
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@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ To prepare to use
.BR make ,
you must write a file called the
.I makefile
-that describes the relationships among files in your program, and the states
-the commands for updating each file. In a program, typically the executable
-file is updated from object files, which are in turn made by compiling source
+that describes the relationships among files in your program, and provides
+commands for updating each file. In a program, typically the executable file
+is updated from object files, which are in turn made by compiling source
files.
.LP
Once a suitable makefile exists, each time you change some source files,