Automatic variable $@

$@ expands to the current target name in a recipe

build:
	docker build -t $(IMAGE) . && echo 'Built $@'

More make commands

Include sub-makefiles

include mk/*.mk

Split a large Makefile into modular includes
Run a specific target

make build

Execute the 'build' target in the current Makefile
Dry run (print commands only)

make -n deploy

Print what would be executed without running it
Pass variables on command line

make IMAGE=myapp:v2 TAG=latest push

Override Makefile variables at call time
Run parallel jobs

make -j4 test

Run up to 4 recipe lines in parallel