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authorBartosz Kosiorek <bartosz.kosiorek@tomtom.com>2019-03-12 13:20:53 (GMT)
committerBartosz Kosiorek <bartosz.kosiorek@tomtom.com>2019-03-12 15:01:33 (GMT)
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cmake: Upgrade 'cmake -E' commands description
Fixes: #13204
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-rw-r--r--Help/manual/cmake.1.rst16
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
index e9a08b5..c5a3c88 100644
--- a/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
+++ b/Help/manual/cmake.1.rst
@@ -390,16 +390,20 @@ Available commands are:
Copy files to ``<destination>`` (either file or directory).
If multiple files are specified, the ``<destination>`` must be
directory and it must exist. Wildcards are not supported.
+ ``copy`` does follow symlinks. That means it does not copy symlinks,
+ but the files or directories it point to.
``copy_directory <dir>... <destination>``
Copy directories to ``<destination>`` directory.
If ``<destination>`` directory does not exist it will be created.
+ ``copy_directory`` does follow symlinks.
``copy_if_different <file>... <destination>``
Copy files to ``<destination>`` (either file or directory) if
they have changed.
If multiple files are specified, the ``<destination>`` must be
directory and it must exist.
+ ``copy_if_different`` does follow symlinks.
``echo [<string>...]``
Displays arguments as text.
@@ -459,13 +463,16 @@ Available commands are:
exist, the command returns a non-zero exit code, but no message
is logged. The ``-f`` option changes the behavior to return a
zero exit code (i.e. success) in such situations instead.
+ ``remove`` does not follow symlinks. That means it remove only symlinks
+ and not files it point to.
``remove_directory <dir>``
Remove a directory and its contents. If a directory does
not exist it will be silently ignored.
``rename <oldname> <newname>``
- Rename a file or directory (on one volume).
+ Rename a file or directory (on one volume). If file with the ``<newname>`` name
+ already exists, then it will be silently replaced.
``server``
Launch :manual:`cmake-server(7)` mode.
@@ -494,10 +501,11 @@ Available commands are:
``time <command> [<args>...]``
Run command and display elapsed time.
-``touch <file>``
- Touch a file.
+``touch <file>...``
+ Creates ``<file>`` if file do not exist.
+ If ``<file>`` exists, it is changing ``<file>`` access and modification times.
-``touch_nocreate <file>``
+``touch_nocreate <file>...``
Touch a file if it exists but do not create it. If a file does
not exist it will be silently ignored.