The commands definition section of the makefile specifies programs to execute from the makefile.
For example, the default commands definition section of a C++ makefile for the Microsoft environment is as follows:
############ Commands definition ################ ################################################# RMDIR = rmdir LINK_CMD=link.exe LIB_FLAGS=$OMConfigurationLinkSwitches LINK_FLAGS=$OMConfigurationLinkSwitches $(SUBSYSTEM) / MACHINE:I386