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				|  |  |  Execute one or more child processes.
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				|  |  | -::
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				|  |  | +.. code-block:: cmake
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				|  |  |    execute_process(COMMAND <cmd1> [args1...]]
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				|  |  |                    [COMMAND <cmd2> [args2...] [...]]
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				|  | @@ -21,28 +21,41 @@ Execute one or more child processes.
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				|  |  |                    [ERROR_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE])
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				|  |  |  
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				|  |  |  Runs the given sequence of one or more commands with the standard
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				|  |  | -output of each process piped to the standard input of the next.  A
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				|  |  | -single standard error pipe is used for all processes.  If
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				|  |  | -WORKING_DIRECTORY is given the named directory will be set as the
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				|  |  | -current working directory of the child processes.  If TIMEOUT is given
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				|  |  | -the child processes will be terminated if they do not finish in the
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				|  |  | -specified number of seconds (fractions are allowed).  If
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				|  |  | -RESULT_VARIABLE is given the variable will be set to contain the
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				|  |  | -result of running the processes.  This will be an integer return code
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				|  |  | -from the last child or a string describing an error condition.  If
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				|  |  | -OUTPUT_VARIABLE or ERROR_VARIABLE are given the variable named will be
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				|  |  | -set with the contents of the standard output and standard error pipes
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				|  |  | -respectively.  If the same variable is named for both pipes their
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				|  |  | -output will be merged in the order produced.  If INPUT_FILE,
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				|  |  | -OUTPUT_FILE, or ERROR_FILE is given the file named will be attached to
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				|  |  | -the standard input of the first process, standard output of the last
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				|  |  | -process, or standard error of all processes respectively.  If
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				|  |  | -OUTPUT_QUIET or ERROR_QUIET is given then the standard output or
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				|  |  | -standard error results will be quietly ignored.  If more than one
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				|  |  | -OUTPUT_* or ERROR_* option is given for the same pipe the precedence
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				|  |  | -is not specified.  If no OUTPUT_* or ERROR_* options are given the
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				|  |  | -output will be shared with the corresponding pipes of the CMake
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				|  |  | -process itself.
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				|  |  | -
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				|  |  | -The execute_process command is a newer more powerful version of
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				|  |  | -exec_program, but the old command has been kept for compatibility.
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				|  |  | +output of each process piped to the standard input of the next.
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				|  |  | +A single standard error pipe is used for all processes.
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +Options:
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +WORKING_DIRECTORY
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				|  |  | + The named directory will be set as the current working directory of
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				|  |  | + the child processes.
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +TIMEOUT
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				|  |  | + The child processes will be terminated if they do not finish in the
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				|  |  | + specified number of seconds (fractions are allowed).
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +RESULT_VARIABLE
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				|  |  | + The variable will be set to contain the result of running the processes.
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				|  |  | + This will be an integer return code from the last child or a string
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				|  |  | + describing an error condition.
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +OUTPUT_VARIABLE, ERROR_VARIABLE
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				|  |  | + The variable named will be set with the contents of the standard output
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				|  |  | + and standard error pipes, respectively.  If the same variable is named
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				|  |  | + for both pipes their output will be merged in the order produced.
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +INPUT_FILE, OUTPUT_FILE, ERROR_FILE
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				|  |  | + The file named will be attached to the standard input of the first
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				|  |  | + process, standard output of the last process, or standard error of
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				|  |  | + all processes, respectively.
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +OUTPUT_QUIET, ERROR_QUIET
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				|  |  | + The standard output or standard error results will be quietly ignored.
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +If more than one ``OUTPUT_*`` or ``ERROR_*`` option is given for the
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				|  |  | +same pipe the precedence is not specified.
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				|  |  | +If no ``OUTPUT_*`` or ``ERROR_*`` options are given the output will
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				|  |  | +be shared with the corresponding pipes of the CMake process itself.
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				|  |  | +
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				|  |  | +The :command:`execute_process` command is a newer more powerful version of
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				|  |  | +:command:`exec_program`, but the old command has been kept for compatibility.
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