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If you’re using Makefiles — add a make help command.
It auto-parses comments and shows all tasks instantly.
Simple hack, huge productivity boost.
help:
@awk 'BEGIN {FS=":"} \
/^#/ {comment=substr($$0,3)} \
/^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+:/ {printf "\033[36m%-20s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, comment}' Makefile
This content originally appeared on DEV Community and was authored by Anton Dolganin