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     A commands block is specified on the first line following a
     dependency line or inference rule:
 
          targets : [dependents]
            [commands]
 
          .fromext.toext:
            commands
 
     The commands block lists the commands to run if the dependency is
     out-of-date. You can specify any command or program that can be
     executed from a DOS command line (with a few exceptions, such as
     PATH). Multiple commands can appear in a commands block, each on
     its own line.
     See: ◄Command Syntax►
          ◄Description Blocks►
          ◄Inference Rules►
 
     Command modifiers provide extra control over the commands.
     See: ◄Command Modifiers►
 
     NMAKE stops execution if it executes a command or program that
     encounters an error and returns a nonzero exit code.
     See: ◄Exit Codes from Commands►
 
     You can use a special syntax in commands to represent components
     of the name of the first dependent file.
     See: ◄Filename-Parts Syntax►
 
     You can create an inline file in a command. You can use an inline
     file in commands in the same way as any filename.
     See: ◄Inline Files►
 
     NMAKE displays each command line before it executes it, unless you
     specify one of the following:
          ◄!CMDSWITCHES Directive►
          ◄At-Sign (@) Modifier►
          ◄.SILENT Directive►
          ◄/S Option►
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