# Will raco make recognize changes?
**URL:** https://racket.discourse.group/t/will-raco-make-recognize-changes/864
**Category:** Questions & Answers
**Created:** [April 8, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/will-raco-make-recognize-changes/864 "2022-04-08T16:19:31Z")
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### Author:  [@dstorrs](https://racket.discourse.group/u/dstorrs)
#### Post date: [April 8, 2022, 4:19pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/will-raco-make-recognize-changes/864/1 "2022-04-08T16:19:31Z")
I haven't used `raco make` before and I'm not sure what to expect. Does it recognize that a compiled file has changed and use the new version instead of the compiled one? If so, how?
I went through the Guide and the raco docs and didn't see an answer, but maybe I'm simply being cheesebrained. Instructions to RTFM and a pointer to the correct FM section welcome.
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### Author:  [@samth](https://racket.discourse.group/u/samth)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2022, 1:54am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/will-raco-make-recognize-changes/864/2 "2022-04-09T01:54:05Z")
`raco make` compiles the relevant file and all its dependencies. It will automatically compile any out-of-date files.