The Microsoft Program Maintenance Utility (Nmake) builds projects based on commands contained in a description file (makefile).
Use the one of the following command to run Nmake:
nmake [@commandfile]
nmake [options] [macros] [targets]
options | One or more Nmake options. |
macros | One or more Nmake macros. |
targets | Files to be built. |
@commandfile | A command file listing options and file specifications to be used by Nmake. For more information, see Command Files. |
/a /b /c /d /e /f /help, /? /i /k /n /nologo /p /q /r /s /t /u /x /y
Nmake only builds specified targets or, if none are specified, the first target in the makefile. The first makefile target can be a pseudo-target that builds other targets. Nmake uses makefiles specified with /f. If /f is not specified, it uses the Makefile file in the current directory. If no makefile is specified, it uses inference rules to build command-line targets.
Use the @commandfile argument to specify a separate command file that supplies command-line input. Other input can precede or follow @commandfile. A path is permitted.
Nmake options may be preceded by either a forward slash (/) or a hyphen (–) and are not case-sensitive. Use !CMDSWITCHES to change option settings in a makefile.