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Re: gmake: How to delete Pref3$1.class
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Paul D. Smith |
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Re: gmake: How to delete Pref3$1.class |
Date: |
Sun, 22 Feb 2004 10:12:24 -0500 |
%% address@hidden (Alexander Farber) writes:
af> I have a smaller Makefile and one of the files there
af> is named "Pref3$1.class". I have troubles deleting it
af> with "gmake clean", probably because the shell tries
af> to expand the "$1" in its name.
af> I couldn't find a solution in the manual sofar, could
af> someone please give me a hint?
Look in the section "Basics of Variable References":
> To substitute a variable's value, write a dollar sign followed by the
> name of the variable in parentheses or braces: either `$(foo)' or
> `${foo}' is a valid reference to the variable `foo'. This special
> significance of `$' is why you must write `$$' to have the effect of a
> single dollar sign in a file name or command.
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