Help: Clarify file(COPY) directory semantics (#15561)

State explicitly that directory structure is preserved.
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Brad King 2015-05-08 09:28:44 -04:00
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@ -313,8 +313,12 @@ preserves input file timestamps, and optimizes out a file if it exists
at the destination with the same timestamp. Copying preserves input
permissions unless explicit permissions or ``NO_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS``
are given (default is ``USE_SOURCE_PERMISSIONS``).
See the :command:`install(DIRECTORY)` command for documentation of
permissions, ``PATTERN``, ``REGEX``, and ``EXCLUDE`` options.
permissions, ``FILES_MATCHING``, ``PATTERN``, ``REGEX``, and
``EXCLUDE`` options. Copying directories preserves the structure
of their content even if options are used to select a subset of
files.
The ``INSTALL`` signature differs slightly from ``COPY``: it prints
status messages (subject to the :variable:`CMAKE_INSTALL_MESSAGE` variable),