diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index e39a45a..e6b8505 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "clap",
  "serde",
+ "strfmt",
  "toml",
 ]
 
@@ -136,6 +137,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strfmt"
+version = "0.2.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7a8348af2d9fc3258c8733b8d9d8db2e56f54b2363a4b5b81585c7875ed65e65"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "syn"
 version = "2.0.52"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b10886e..fc74a0e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.5.1", features = ["derive", "std", "help", "usage"], default-features = false }
 serde = { version = "1.0.197", features = ["derive"] }
+strfmt = "0.2.4"
 toml = "0.8.10"
diff --git a/src/content_generation/error.rs b/src/content_generation/error.rs
index fd497a8..3a45ac3 100644
--- a/src/content_generation/error.rs
+++ b/src/content_generation/error.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use std::fmt::Display;
 
 pub enum ErrorKind {
     NoSources,
+    FormatError,
 }
 
 pub struct Error {
diff --git a/src/content_generation/ninja_file.rs b/src/content_generation/ninja_file.rs
index 60d8a08..4c4229d 100644
--- a/src/content_generation/ninja_file.rs
+++ b/src/content_generation/ninja_file.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fs::OpenOptions;
 use std::io::BufWriter;
 use std::io::Write;
+use strfmt::strfmt;
 
 use super::*;
 use crate::parse_deser::*;
 use crate::Args;
 
-pub fn gen_ninja_header(config: &Config, cmdline_args: &Args) -> Result<String> {
+fn gen_ninja_header(config: &Config, cmdline_args: &Args) -> Result<String> {
     let mut ret = "".to_string();
     ret.push_str(&format!(
         "## Generated by ngen
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ build {0}: regen_ninjafile {1} || $builddir/compile_commands.json
     Ok(ret)
 }
 
-pub fn gen_ninja_target(name: &str, target: &Target) -> Result<String> {
+fn gen_ninja_target(name: &str, target: &Target) -> Result<String> {
     if target.sources.len() == 0 {
         return Err(Error {
             kind: ErrorKind::NoSources,
@@ -66,23 +68,58 @@ pub fn gen_ninja_target(name: &str, target: &Target) -> Result<String> {
     let linker_flags = target.linker_flags.join(" ");
     let linker_libs = target.linker_libs.join(" ");
 
+    let mut fmt_args = HashMap::new();
+    fmt_args.insert("outfile".to_string(), "$out");
+    fmt_args.insert("compiler".to_string(), target.compiler);
+    fmt_args.insert("compiler_flags".to_string(), &compiler_flags);
+    fmt_args.insert("linker".to_string(), target.compiler);
+    fmt_args.insert("object".to_string(), "$out");
+    fmt_args.insert("objects".to_string(), "$in");
+    fmt_args.insert("source".to_string(), "$in");
+    fmt_args.insert("depfile".to_string(), "$dep");
+    fmt_args.insert("linker_flags".to_string(), &linker_flags);
+    fmt_args.insert("linker_libs".to_string(), &linker_libs);
+
     ret.push_str(&format!(
         "\
-# BEGIN TARGET {0}
-rule cc_{0}
+# BEGIN TARGET {name}
+rule cc_{name}
   deps = gcc
   depfile = $dep
-  command = {1} {2} -MD -MF $dep -o $out -c $in
+  command = "
+    ));
+    match strfmt(target.opts.compile_cmd_fmt, &fmt_args) {
+        Ok(v) => ret.push_str(&v),
+        Err(e) => {
+            return Err(Error {
+                kind: ErrorKind::FormatError,
+                message: e.to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    ret.push_str(&format!(
+        "
   description = Building $in -> $out
 rule link_{name}
-  command = {3} {4} -o $out $in {5}
+  command = "
+    ));
+    match strfmt(target.opts.link_cmd_fmt, &fmt_args) {
+        Ok(v) => ret.push_str(&v),
+        Err(e) => {
+            return Err(Error {
+                kind: ErrorKind::FormatError,
+                message: e.to_string(),
+            });
+        }
+    }
+    ret.push_str(&format!(
+        "
   description = Linking $out
 
-build $builddir/{0}/obj: mkdir
-build $builddir/{0}/dep: mkdir
+build $builddir/{name}/obj: mkdir
+build $builddir/{name}/dep: mkdir
 
-",
-        name, target.compiler, compiler_flags, target.linker, linker_flags, linker_libs
+"
     ));
     let mut object_list: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
 
@@ -127,7 +164,6 @@ pub fn create_ninja_file_content(
             Ok(v) => ret.push_str(&v),
             Err(e) => match e.kind {
                 ErrorKind::NoSources => eprintln!("WARNING: {e}. Skipping `{}`", name),
-                #[allow(unreachable_patterns)]
                 _ => {
                     return Err(e);
                 }
diff --git a/src/deser.rs b/src/deser.rs
index 13fe916..9726a2b 100644
--- a/src/deser.rs
+++ b/src/deser.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ pub struct DeserTargetOptions {
     pub inherit_from: Option<String>,
     pub depend_on: Option<Vec<String>>,
     pub default: Option<bool>,
+    pub compile_cmd_fmt: Option<String>,
+    pub link_cmd_fmt: Option<String>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
diff --git a/src/parse_deser/target_options.rs b/src/parse_deser/target_options.rs
index 588180f..a209e7e 100644
--- a/src/parse_deser/target_options.rs
+++ b/src/parse_deser/target_options.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ pub struct TargetOptions<'a> {
     pub inherit_from: &'a str,
     pub default: bool,
     pub depend_on: Vec<&'a str>,
+    pub compile_cmd_fmt: &'a str,
+    pub link_cmd_fmt: &'a str,
 }
 
 impl<'a> From<&'a DeserTargetOptions> for TargetOptions<'a> {
@@ -30,6 +32,14 @@ impl<'a> From<&'a DeserTargetOptions> for TargetOptions<'a> {
             }
         }
 
+        if let Some(v) = &value.compile_cmd_fmt {
+            ret.compile_cmd_fmt = v;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(v) = &value.link_cmd_fmt {
+            ret.link_cmd_fmt = v;
+        }
+
         ret
     }
 }
@@ -41,6 +51,9 @@ impl<'a> TargetOptions<'a> {
             inherit_from: "main",
             default: false,
             depend_on: vec![],
+            compile_cmd_fmt:
+                "{compiler} {compiler_flags} -MD -MF {depfile} -o {object} -c {source}",
+            link_cmd_fmt: "{linker} {linker_flags} -o {outfile} {objects} {linker_libs}",
         }
     }
 }