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Accordingly, a makefile for the analyze_train program would contain a dependency line describing analyze_train file dependencies and a corresponding command line:

 *-- File to be kept up to date 
 | 
 |               Depended-on files 
 |                   |    |   | 
 |               *---*    |   *-------* 
 |               |        |           | 
 v               v        v           v 
analyze_train: trains.o containers.o cars.o 
        CC -o analyze_train trains.o containers.o cars.o 
-------- 
   ^    -------------------------------------------------- 
   |                            ^ 
   |                            | 
   *-- Tab            Action to be performed