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Expand Up @@ -1441,6 +1441,18 @@ build target:
cd {{target}} && make
```

Passing a variable as an argument to a dependency, does not require interpolation:

```make
target := "main"

_build version:
@echo 'Building {{version}}…'
cd {{version}} && make

build: (_build target)
```

A command's arguments can be passed to dependency by putting the dependency in parentheses along with the arguments:

```make
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