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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display topic help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-summary ::
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-shell'\
+	  'Run shellcheck on sources'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-shell-help'\
+	  'Show verbose target help'
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@$(MAKE) --no-print-directory lint-shell-help
+  endif
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display extended topic help
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: lint-shell-help
+lint-shell-help ::
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-shell-all'\
+	  'Shellcheck available sources'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-shell-mod'\
+	  'Shellcheck locally modified files (git status)'
+	@printf '  %-30s %s\n' 'lint-shell-src'\
+	  'Shellcheck files by path'
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]