Command-Line Syntax

NMAKE [options] [macrodefinitions] [targets] [/F filename]

<options>

Specifies options that modify NMAKE's actions.
<macrodefinitions>
Lists macro definitions for NMAKE to use. Macro definitions that contain spaces must be enclosed by double quotation marks.
<targets>
Specifies the names of one or more target files to build. If you do not list any targets, NMAKE builds the first target in the description file.
/F <filename>
Gives the name of the description file where you specify file dependencies and which commands to execute when a file is out-of-date.

The following example:

NMAKE /S "program = flash" SORT.EXE SEARCH.EXE

• Invokes NMAKE with the /S option
  
• Defines a macro, assigning the string "flash" to the macro "program"
  
• Specifies two targets: SORT.EXE and SEARCH.EXE

By default, NMAKE uses the file named MAKEFILE as the description file.

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