Make actually has some of the more sensible shortcuts, which are easy to remember $@ -> the target (like an email address) $^ -> the dependencies (look up) $

Make actually has some of the more sensible shortcuts, which are easy to remember $@ -> the target (like an email address) $^ -> the dependencies (look up) $< -> only the first dependency (look up sign, but rotated 90s left to point at the first one)