diff --git a/examples/book.yml b/examples/book.yml
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+netsuke_version: "1.0"
+
+vars:
+  outdir: build/book
+
+rules:
+  - name: build
+    command: "mkdir -p $(dirname {outs}) && pandoc {ins} -o {outs}"
+    description: Compile document
+
+targets:
+  - name: "{{ outdir }}/manuscript.pdf"
+    rule: build
+    sources: "{{ glob('chapters/*.md') }}"
+
+defaults:
+  - "{{ outdir }}/manuscript.pdf"
diff --git a/examples/c_app.yml b/examples/c_app.yml
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+netsuke_version: "1.0"
+
+vars:
+  cc: gcc
+  cflags: -Wall
+  objdir: build/obj
+
+rules:
+  - name: compile
+    command: "mkdir -p $(dirname {outs}) && {{ cc }} {{ cflags }} -c {ins} -o {outs}"
+    description: Compile C source
+  - name: link
+    command: "{{ cc }} {{ cflags }} {ins} -o {outs}"
+    description: Link objects
+
+# Target list generated from source files
+
+targets: |
+  {% for src in glob('src/*.c') %}
+  - name: "{{ objdir }}/{{ src | basename | replace('.c', '.o') }}"
+    rule: compile
+    sources: "{{ src }}"
+  {% endfor %}
+  - name: app
+    rule: link
+    sources:
+  {% for src in glob('src/*.c') %}
+      - "{{ objdir }}/{{ src | basename | replace('.c', '.o') }}"
+  {% endfor %}
+
+defaults:
+  - app
diff --git a/examples/photo_album.yml b/examples/photo_album.yml
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+netsuke_version: "1.0"
+
+vars:
+  style: "{{ env('DT_STYLE') | default('natural') }}"
+  outdir: "build/jpg/{{ style }}"
+
+rules:
+  - name: develop
+    command: "mkdir -p $(dirname {outs}) && darktable-cli {ins} {outs} --style {{ style }}"
+    description: Develop RAW image
+
+  - name: thumb
+    command: "mkdir -p $(dirname {outs}) && convert {ins} -resize 200x200^ -gravity center -extent 200x200 {outs}"
+    description: Create thumbnail
+
+targets:
+{% for raw in glob('photos/*.nef') %}
+  - name: "{{ outdir }}/{{ raw | basename | replace('.nef', '.jpg') }}"
+    rule: develop
+    sources: "{{ raw }}"
+  - name: "{{ outdir }}/thumbs/{{ raw | basename | replace('.nef', '.jpg') }}"
+    rule: thumb
+    sources: "{{ outdir }}/{{ raw | basename | replace('.nef', '.jpg') }}"
+{% endfor %}
+
+defaults:
+{% for raw in glob('photos/*.nef') %}
+  - "{{ outdir }}/thumbs/{{ raw | basename | replace('.nef', '.jpg') }}"
+{% endfor %}
diff --git a/examples/python_package.yml b/examples/python_package.yml
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+++ b/examples/python_package.yml
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+netsuke_version: "1.0"
+
+vars:
+  python: python3
+  venv: .venv
+
+rules:
+  - name: setup
+    command: "{{ python }} -m venv {{ venv }}"
+    description: Create virtual environment
+  - name: install
+    command: "{{ venv }}/bin/pip install -e . -r requirements.txt"
+    description: Install package
+  - name: test
+    command: "{{ venv }}/bin/python -m pytest {{ ins | join(' ') }}"
+    description: Run tests
+
+targets:
+  - name: venv
+    rule: setup
+  - name: deps
+    rule: install
+    sources: requirements.txt
+    deps:
+      - venv
+  - name: test-results
+    rule: test
+    sources: tests
+    deps:
+      - deps
+
+defaults:
+  - test-results
diff --git a/examples/svg_to_png.yml b/examples/svg_to_png.yml
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+netsuke_version: "1.0"
+
+vars:
+  outdir: build/png
+
+rules:
+  - name: rasterise
+    command: "mkdir -p $(dirname {outs}) && inkscape {ins} --export-type=png --export-filename={outs}"
+    description: Convert SVG to PNG
+
+targets:
+{% for svg in glob('assets/svg/*.svg') %}
+  - name: "{{ outdir }}/{{ svg | basename | replace('.svg', '.png') }}"
+    rule: rasterise
+    sources: "{{ svg }}"
+{% endfor %}
+
+defaults:
+{% for svg in glob('assets/svg/*.svg') %}
+  - "{{ outdir }}/{{ svg | basename | replace('.svg', '.png') }}"
+{% endfor %}