diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 47fce24..4db2558 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,29 +11,26 @@ quark.o: quark.c config.h config.mk
 	${CC} -c ${CFLAGS} quark.c
 
 config.h:
-	@echo creating $@ from config.def.h
-	@cp config.def.h $@
+	cp config.def.h $@
 
 clean:
 	rm -f quark quark.o quark-${VERSION}.tar.gz
 
 dist: clean
-	@echo creating dist tarball
-	@mkdir -p quark-${VERSION}
-	@cp -R LICENSE Makefile arg.h config.def.h config.mk quark.1 quark.c quark-${VERSION}
-	@tar -cf quark-${VERSION}.tar quark-${VERSION}
-	@gzip quark-${VERSION}.tar
-	@rm -rf quark-${VERSION}
+	mkdir -p quark-${VERSION}
+	cp -R LICENSE Makefile arg.h config.def.h config.mk quark.1 \
+		quark.c quark-${VERSION}
+	tar -cf quark-${VERSION}.tar quark-${VERSION}
+	gzip quark-${VERSION}.tar
+	rm -rf quark-${VERSION}
 
 install: all
-	@echo installing executable file to ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@cp -f quark ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	@chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/quark
-	@echo installing manual page to ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
-	@cp quark.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/quark.1
-	@chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/quark.1
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	cp -f quark ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/quark
+	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
+	cp quark.1 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/quark.1
+	chmod 644 ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/quark.1
 
 uninstall:
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/quark