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@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@ The special rule name `phony` can be used to create aliases for other
targets. For example:
----------------
-build all: phony some/file/in/a/faraway/subdir
+build foo: phony some/file/in/a/faraway/subdir/foo
----------------
-This makes `ninja all` build the other files. Semantically, the
+This makes `ninja foo` build the longer path. Semantically, the
`phony` rule is equivalent to a plain rule where the `command` does
nothing, but phony rules are handled specially in that they aren't
printed when run, logged (see below), nor do they contribute to the