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@@ -3653,6 +3653,7 @@ is @samp{cd subdir && /bin/make}. If you use a special version of
executed for recursive invocations.
@cindex @code{cd} (shell command)
+@cindex +, and commands
As a special feature, using the variable @code{MAKE} in the commands of
a rule alters the effects of the @samp{-t} (@samp{--touch}), @samp{-n}
(@samp{--just-print}), or @samp{-q} (@w{@samp{--question}}) option.
@@ -6932,6 +6933,7 @@ target that is not up to date.
It is an error to use more than one of these three flags in the same
invocation of @code{make}.
+@cindex +, and command execution
The @samp{-n}, @samp{-t}, and @samp{-q} options do not affect command
lines that begin with @samp{+} characters or contain the strings
@samp{$(MAKE)} or @samp{$@{MAKE@}}. Note that only the line containing