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    !                        Exclamation Point (!) Modifier
                             Preprocessing Directives
 
    #                        The TOOLS.INI File
                             Comments
 
    $                        Environment-Variable Macros
 
    $$@                      Filename Macros
 
    $*                       Filename Macros
 
    $**                      Exclamation Point (!) Modifier
                             Filename Macros
 
    $<                       Filename Macros
 
    $?                       Exclamation Point (!) Modifier
                             Filename Macros
 
    $@                       Filename Macros
 
    %                        Special Characters as Literals
                             Filename-Parts Syntax
 
    *                        Wildcards
 
    -                        /F Option
                             /X Option
                             Dash (-) Modifier
 
    /?                       /? Option
 
    :                        Dependencies
 
    ::                       Targets in Multiple Dependencies
                             Accumulating Targets in Dependencies
 
    ;                        The TOOLS.INI File
                             Command Syntax
 
    ?                        Wildcards
 
    @                        NMAKE Command File
                             At-Sign (@) Modifier
 
    []                       The TOOLS.INI File
                             Expressions in Preprocessing
 
    \                        NMAKE Command File
                             Command Syntax
 
    {}                       Search Paths for Dependents
                             Inference Rule Search Paths
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