4.7.5 Print all variables (‘info variables’)

info variables

List all POSIX-shell environment and GNU Make variables.

Each variable is shown on a single line and is preceded by a line which indicates the type of variable it is . This list of types is:

Each variable is preceded by a line which indicates

• automatic: variables which have values computed afresh for each rule
• default: a variable using its default value
• environment: a POSIX shell environment variable
• pattern-specific

At the end of the list, hash table statistics are shown.

Here is an example:

remake<0> info variables
# 'override' directive
GNUMAKEFLAGS :=
# automatic
<D = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $<))
# default
.SHELLFLAGS := -c
# default
LD = ld
# environment
PATH = /usr/bin/:/sbin/
...
# variable set hash-table stats:
# Load=214/1024=21%, Rehash=0, Collisions=35/240=15%
remake<4>