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     Syntax  !command
 
     Executes <command> for each dependent file if <command> uses the
     filename macros $** or $?. Spaces and tabs can appear before
     <command>.
 
     The $** macro represents all dependent files in the dependency.
     The $? macro refers to all dependent files in the dependency that
     have a later time stamp than the target.
     See: Filename Macros
 
     Example
 
          print : one.txt two.txt three.txt
            !print $** lpt1:
 
     This description block generates the following commands:
 
          print one.txt lpt1:
          print two.txt lpt1:
          print three.txt lpt1:
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