1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/make.html.markdown b/make.html.markdown
index 75543dcd..b3425b8a 100644
--- a/make.html.markdown
+++ b/make.html.markdown
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ target to the most recent version of the source. Famously written over a
 weekend by Stuart Feldman in 1976, it is still widely used (particularly

 on Unix) despite many competitors and criticisms.

 

-There are many varieties of make in existance, this article assumes that

+There are many varieties of make in existence, this article assumes that

 we are using GNU make which is the standard on Linux.

 

 ```make

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ we are using GNU make which is the standard on Linux.
 file0.txt:

 	echo "foo" > file0.txt

 	# Even comments in these 'recipe' sections get passed to the shell.

-	# Try `make file0.txt` or simply `make` - first rule is the default. 

+	# Try `make file0.txt` or simply `make` - first rule is the default.

 

 

 # This rule will only run if file0.txt is newer than file1.txt.

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ file2.txt file3.txt: file0.txt file1.txt
 	touch file2.txt

 	touch file3.txt

 

-# Make will complain about multiple recipes for the same rule. Empty 

+# Make will complain about multiple recipes for the same rule. Empty

 # recipes don't count though and can be used to add new dependencies.

 

 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------

@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ small/%.png: %.svg
 %.png: %.ps

 	@echo this rule is not chosen if *.svg and *.ps are both present

 

-# make already has some pattern rules built-in. For instance, it knows 

+# make already has some pattern rules built-in. For instance, it knows

 # how to turn *.c files into *.o files.

 

 # Older makefiles might use suffix rules instead of pattern rules

@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ echo:
 # In order of priority from highest to lowest:

 # 1: commandline arguments

 # 2: Makefile

-# 3: shell enviroment variables - make imports these automatically.

+# 3: shell environment variables - make imports these automatically.

 # 4: make has some predefined variables

 

 name4 ?= Jean

-# Only set the variable if enviroment variable is not already defined.

+# Only set the variable if environment variable is not already defined.

 

 override name5 = David

 # Stops commandline arguments from changing this variable.

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ var := hello
 var2 ::=  $(var) hello

 #:= and ::= are equivalent.

 

-# These variables are evaluated procedurely (in the order that they 

+# These variables are evaluated procedurely (in the order that they

 # appear), thus breaking with the rest of the language !

 

 # This doesn't work

@@ -234,10 +234,8 @@ bar = 'hello'
 endif

 ```

 

-

 ### More Resources

 

 + [gnu make documentation](https://www.gnu.org/software/make/manual/)

 + [software carpentry tutorial](http://swcarpentry.github.io/make-novice/)

 + learn C the hard way [ex2](http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/ex2.html) [ex28](http://c.learncodethehardway.org/book/ex28.html)

-