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exec_program
------------
-Deprecated. Use the execute_process() command instead.
+Deprecated. Use the :command:`execute_process` command instead.
Run an executable program during the processing of the CMakeList.txt
file.
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ file.
The executable is run in the optionally specified directory. The
executable can include arguments if it is double quoted, but it is
-better to use the optional ARGS argument to specify arguments to the
+better to use the optional ``ARGS`` argument to specify arguments to the
program. This is because cmake will then be able to escape spaces in
-the executable path. An optional argument OUTPUT_VARIABLE specifies a
+the executable path. An optional argument ``OUTPUT_VARIABLE`` specifies a
variable in which to store the output. To capture the return value of
-the execution, provide a RETURN_VALUE. If OUTPUT_VARIABLE is
+the execution, provide a ``RETURN_VALUE``. If ``OUTPUT_VARIABLE`` is
specified, then no output will go to the stdout/stderr of the console
running cmake.