If you want to run or update a task when certain files are updated, the
make
utility can come in handy. Themake
utility requires a file,Makefile
(ormakefile
), which defines set of tasks to be executed. You may have usedmake
to compile a program from source code. Most open source projects usemake
to compile a final executable binary, which can then be installed usingmake install
.
Read more: https://opensource.com/article/18/8/what-how-makefile