Getting the current target name in a Makefile

Published on 2024-11-03 • Modified on 2024-11-03

This snippet shows how to get the current target name in a Makefile. It is an automatic Make variable. Check out the documentation link below for more explanations.


show-current-target:
    echo 'Making $(@)...'
    echo 'Making $@...'

# Outputs:
# echo 'Making show-current-target...'
# Making show-current-target...
# echo 'Making show-current-target'
# Making show-current-target...

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