Help: Document 'cmake -E <command>' modes in cmake.1 manual
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cmake [<options>] (<path-to-source> | <path-to-existing-build>)
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cmake [(-D<var>=<value>)...] -P <cmake-script-file>
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cmake --build <dir> [<options>] [-- <build-tool-options>...]
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cmake -E <command> [<options>]
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cmake -E <command> [<options>...]
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cmake --find-package <options>...
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Description
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.. include:: OPTIONS_BUILD.txt
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``-E``
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CMake command mode.
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For true platform independence, CMake provides a list of commands
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that can be used on all systems. Run with -E help for the usage
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information. Commands available are: chdir, compare_files, copy,
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copy_directory, copy_if_different, echo, echo_append, env, environment,
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make_directory, md5sum, remove, remove_directory, rename, sleep, tar, time,
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touch, touch_nocreate. In addition, some platform specific commands
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are available. On Windows: delete_regv, write_regv. On
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UNIX: create_symlink.
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``-E <command> [<options>...]``
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See `Command-Line Tool Mode`_.
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``-L[A][H]``
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List non-advanced cached variables.
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.. include:: OPTIONS_HELP.txt
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Command-Line Tool Mode
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======================
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CMake provides builtin command-line tools through the signature::
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cmake -E <command> [<options>...]
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Run ``cmake -E`` or ``cmake -E help`` for a summary of commands.
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Available commands are:
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``chdir <dir> <cmd> [<arg>...]``
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Change the current working directory and run a command.
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``compare_files <file1> <file2>``
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Check if file1 is same as file2.
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``copy <file> <destination>``
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Copy file to destination (either file or directory).
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``copy_directory <source> <destination>``
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Copy directory 'source' content to directory 'destination'.
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``copy_if_different <in-file> <out-file>``
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Copy file if input has changed.
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``echo [<string>...]``
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Displays arguments as text.
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``echo_append [<string>...]``
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Displays arguments as text but no new line.
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``env [--unset=NAME]... [NAME=VALUE]... COMMAND [ARG]...``
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Run command in a modified environment.
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``environment``
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Display the current environment.
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``make_directory <dir>``
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Create a directory.
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``md5sum [<file>...]``
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Compute md5sum of files.
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``remove [-f] [<file>...]``
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Remove the file(s), use ``-f`` to force it.
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``remove_directory <dir>``
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Remove a directory and its contents.
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``rename <oldname> <newname>``
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Rename a file or directory (on one volume).
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``sleep <number>...``
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Sleep for given number of seconds.
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``tar [cxt][vf][zjJ] file.tar [<options>...] [--] [<file>...]``
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Create or extract a tar or zip archive. Options are:
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``--``
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Stop interpreting options and treat all remaining arguments
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as file names even if they start in ``-``.
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``--files-from=<file>``
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Read file names from the given file, one per line.
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Blank lines are ignored. Lines may not start in ``-``
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except for ``--add-file=<name>`` to add files whose
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names start in ``-``.
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``--mtime=<date>``
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Specify modification time recorded in tarball entries.
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``time <command> [<args>...]``
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Run command and return elapsed time.
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``touch <file>``
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Touch a file.
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``touch_nocreate <file>``
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Touch a file if it exists but do not create it.
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UNIX-specific Command-Line Tools
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--------------------------------
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The following ``cmake -E`` commands are available only on UNIX:
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``create_symlink <old> <new>``
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Create a symbolic link ``<new>`` naming ``<old>``.
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Windows-specific Command-Line Tools
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-----------------------------------
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The following ``cmake -E`` commands are available only on Windows:
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``delete_regv <key>``
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Delete Windows registry value.
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``env_vs8_wince <sdkname>``
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Displays a batch file which sets the environment for the provided
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Windows CE SDK installed in VS2005.
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``env_vs9_wince <sdkname>``
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Displays a batch file which sets the environment for the provided
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Windows CE SDK installed in VS2008.
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``write_regv <key> <value>``
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Write Windows registry value.
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See Also
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========
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