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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2022-02-03 15:13:23 (GMT)
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Merge topic 'doc-cmcmd-versionadded' into release-3.23
892c96dda0 Help: add versionadded markup to cmake -E commands Acked-by: Kitware Robot <kwrobot@kitware.com> Merge-request: !6946
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diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
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+++ b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
@@ -585,6 +585,8 @@ Run ``cmake -E`` or ``cmake -E help`` for a summary of commands.
Available commands are:
``capabilities``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.7
+
Report cmake capabilities in JSON format. The output is a JSON object
with the following keys:
@@ -645,6 +647,8 @@ Available commands are:
Always false since CMake 3.20.
``cat <files>...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.18
+
Concatenate files and print on the standard output.
``chdir <dir> <cmd> [<arg>...]``
@@ -653,8 +657,11 @@ Available commands are:
``compare_files [--ignore-eol] <file1> <file2>``
Check if ``<file1>`` is same as ``<file2>``. If files are the same,
then returns ``0``, if not it returns ``1``. In case of invalid
- arguments, it returns 2. The ``--ignore-eol`` option
- implies line-wise comparison and ignores LF/CRLF differences.
+ arguments, it returns 2.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.14
+ The ``--ignore-eol`` option implies line-wise comparison and ignores
+ LF/CRLF differences.
``copy <file>... <destination>``
Copy files to ``<destination>`` (either file or directory).
@@ -663,11 +670,21 @@ Available commands are:
``copy`` does follow symlinks. That means it does not copy symlinks,
but the files or directories it point to.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5
+ Support for multiple input files.
+
``copy_directory <dir>... <destination>``
Copy content of ``<dir>...`` directories to ``<destination>`` directory.
If ``<destination>`` directory does not exist it will be created.
``copy_directory`` does follow symlinks.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5
+ Support for multiple input directories.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.15
+ The command now fails when the source directory does not exist.
+ Previously it succeeded by creating an empty destination directory.
+
``copy_if_different <file>... <destination>``
Copy files to ``<destination>`` (either file or directory) if
they have changed.
@@ -675,13 +692,21 @@ Available commands are:
directory and it must exist.
``copy_if_different`` does follow symlinks.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5
+ Support for multiple input files.
+
``create_symlink <old> <new>``
Create a symbolic link ``<new>`` naming ``<old>``.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.13
+ Support for creating symlinks on Windows.
+
.. note::
Path to where ``<new>`` symbolic link will be created has to exist beforehand.
``create_hardlink <old> <new>``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.19
+
Create a hard link ``<new>`` naming ``<old>``.
.. note::
@@ -695,12 +720,16 @@ Available commands are:
Displays arguments as text but no new line.
``env [--unset=NAME]... [NAME=VALUE]... COMMAND [ARG]...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.1
+
Run command in a modified environment.
``environment``
Display the current environment variables.
``false``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.16
+
Do nothing, with an exit code of 1.
``make_directory <dir>...``
@@ -708,6 +737,9 @@ Available commands are:
directories too. If a directory already exists it will be
silently ignored.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5
+ Support for multiple input directories.
+
``md5sum <file>...``
Create MD5 checksum of files in ``md5sum`` compatible format::
@@ -715,30 +747,40 @@ Available commands are:
052f86c15bbde68af55c7f7b340ab639 file2.txt
``sha1sum <file>...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
Create SHA1 checksum of files in ``sha1sum`` compatible format::
4bb7932a29e6f73c97bb9272f2bdc393122f86e0 file1.txt
1df4c8f318665f9a5f2ed38f55adadb7ef9f559c file2.txt
``sha224sum <file>...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
Create SHA224 checksum of files in ``sha224sum`` compatible format::
b9b9346bc8437bbda630b0b7ddfc5ea9ca157546dbbf4c613192f930 file1.txt
6dfbe55f4d2edc5fe5c9197bca51ceaaf824e48eba0cc453088aee24 file2.txt
``sha256sum <file>...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
Create SHA256 checksum of files in ``sha256sum`` compatible format::
76713b23615d31680afeb0e9efe94d47d3d4229191198bb46d7485f9cb191acc file1.txt
15b682ead6c12dedb1baf91231e1e89cfc7974b3787c1e2e01b986bffadae0ea file2.txt
``sha384sum <file>...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
Create SHA384 checksum of files in ``sha384sum`` compatible format::
acc049fedc091a22f5f2ce39a43b9057fd93c910e9afd76a6411a28a8f2b8a12c73d7129e292f94fc0329c309df49434 file1.txt
668ddeb108710d271ee21c0f3acbd6a7517e2b78f9181c6a2ff3b8943af92b0195dcb7cce48aa3e17893173c0a39e23d file2.txt
``sha512sum <file>...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.10
+
Create SHA512 checksum of files in ``sha512sum`` compatible format::
2a78d7a6c5328cfb1467c63beac8ff21794213901eaadafd48e7800289afbc08e5fb3e86aa31116c945ee3d7bf2a6194489ec6101051083d1108defc8e1dba89 file1.txt
@@ -761,16 +803,24 @@ Available commands are:
.. deprecated:: 3.17
Remove ``<dir>`` directories and their contents. If a directory does
- not exist it will be silently ignored. If ``<dir>`` is a symlink to
- a directory, just the symlink will be removed.
+ not exist it will be silently ignored.
Use ``rm`` instead.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.15
+ Support for multiple directories.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.16
+ If ``<dir>`` is a symlink to a directory, just the symlink will be removed.
+
``rename <oldname> <newname>``
Rename a file or directory (on one volume). If file with the ``<newname>`` name
already exists, then it will be silently replaced.
``rm [-rRf] <file> <dir>...``
- Remove the files ``<file>`` or directories ``dir``.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.17
+
+ Remove the files ``<file>`` or directories ``<dir>``.
+
Use ``-r`` or ``-R`` to remove directories and their contents recursively.
If any of the listed files/directories do not exist, the command returns a
non-zero exit code, but no message is logged. The ``-f`` option changes
@@ -781,6 +831,8 @@ Available commands are:
Launch :manual:`cmake-server(7)` mode.
``sleep <number>...``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.0
+
Sleep for given number of seconds.
``tar [cxt][vf][zjJ] file.tar [<options>] [--] [<pathname>...]``
@@ -789,45 +841,85 @@ Available commands are:
``c``
Create a new archive containing the specified files.
If used, the ``<pathname>...`` argument is mandatory.
+
``x``
Extract to disk from the archive.
- The ``<pathname>...`` argument could be used to extract only selected files
- or directories.
- When extracting selected files or directories, you must provide their exact
- names including the path, as printed by list (``-t``).
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.15
+ The ``<pathname>...`` argument could be used to extract only selected files
+ or directories.
+ When extracting selected files or directories, you must provide their exact
+ names including the path, as printed by list (``-t``).
+
``t``
List archive contents.
- The ``<pathname>...`` argument could be used to list only selected files
- or directories.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.15
+ The ``<pathname>...`` argument could be used to list only selected files
+ or directories.
+
``v``
Produce verbose output.
+
``z``
Compress the resulting archive with gzip.
+
``j``
Compress the resulting archive with bzip2.
+
``J``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.1
+
Compress the resulting archive with XZ.
+
``--zstd``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.15
+
Compress the resulting archive with Zstandard.
+
``--files-from=<file>``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.1
+
Read file names from the given file, one per line.
Blank lines are ignored. Lines may not start in ``-``
except for ``--add-file=<name>`` to add files whose
names start in ``-``.
+
``--format=<format>``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.3
+
Specify the format of the archive to be created.
Supported formats are: ``7zip``, ``gnutar``, ``pax``,
``paxr`` (restricted pax, default), and ``zip``.
+
``--mtime=<date>``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.1
+
Specify modification time recorded in tarball entries.
+
``--``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.1
+
Stop interpreting options and treat all remaining arguments
as file names, even if they start with ``-``.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.1
+ LZMA (7zip) support.
+
+ .. versionadded:: 3.15
+ The command now continues adding files to an archive even if some of the
+ files are not readable. This behavior is more consistent with the classic
+ ``tar`` tool. The command now also parses all flags, and if an invalid flag
+ was provided, a warning is issued.
``time <command> [<args>...]``
Run command and display elapsed time.
+ .. versionadded:: 3.5
+ The command now properly passes arguments with spaces or special characters
+ through to the child process. This may break scripts that worked around the
+ bug with their own extra quoting or escaping.
+
``touch <file>...``
Creates ``<file>`` if file do not exist.
If ``<file>`` exists, it is changing ``<file>`` access and modification times.
@@ -837,6 +929,8 @@ Available commands are:
not exist it will be silently ignored.
``true``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.16
+
Do nothing, with an exit code of 0.
Windows-specific Command-Line Tools
@@ -848,10 +942,14 @@ The following ``cmake -E`` commands are available only on Windows:
Delete Windows registry value.
``env_vs8_wince <sdkname>``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
Displays a batch file which sets the environment for the provided
Windows CE SDK installed in VS2005.
``env_vs9_wince <sdkname>``
+ .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
Displays a batch file which sets the environment for the provided
Windows CE SDK installed in VS2008.