title: nmake - how to force echo command to output the tab character?
body: <p>How to force echo command to output a tab character in MS nmake makefile?
  Verbatim tabs inserted right into a string after echo command are removed by nmake and don't show up in the output file.</p>
  
  <pre><code>all :
      @echo I WANT TO OUTPUT THE &lt;TAB&gt; CHARACTER HERE! &gt; output.txt
  </code></pre>