test: echo $(shell pwd) echo $(shell false) echo $(shell /bin/echo -e "\na \n b \n " ) echo $(shell /bin/echo -e "\na \n b \n " )X echo X$(shell /bin/echo -e "\n\n" )Y echo X$(shell /bin/echo -e "a\n\n" )Y echo X$(shell /bin/echo -e "\n\nb" )Y echo X$(shell /bin/echo -e "\n\nb" )Y echo X$(shell /bin/echo -e "\n\n\nb" )Y echo X$(shell /bin/echo -e " b" )Y echo X$(shell /bin/echo -e "b " )Y