CMake/Help/variable/CMAKE_COMMAND.rst

CMAKE_COMMAND
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The full path to the :manual:`cmake(1)` executable.

This is the full path to the CMake executable :manual:`cmake(1)` which is
useful from custom commands that want to use the :option:`cmake -E` option for
portable system commands.  (e.g.  ``/usr/local/bin/cmake``)