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+VENV = .venv/bin
+SCRIPTS = ./dev-scripts
+
+.PHONY: all verify venv update-docs
+
+all: check
+
+check:
+	npm install
+	$(SCRIPTS)/check-docs.sh
+	$(SCRIPTS)/lint-modified-shell-scripts.sh
+
+update-docs:
+	$(SCRIPTS)/update-docs.sh
+
+venv:
+	python -m venv .venv; \
+	$(VENV)/pip install -r requirements.txt