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diff --git a/Help/command/install.rst b/Help/command/install.rst
index a0e8c37..4cef787 100644
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+++ b/Help/command/install.rst
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ Windows platforms are unaffected.
Installing Targets
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(TARGETS)`:
.. _TARGETS:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -265,18 +266,20 @@ the following additional arguments:
is not recommended to use ``NAMELINK_SKIP`` in conjunction with
``NAMELINK_COMPONENT``.
-The ``install(TARGETS)`` command can also accept the following options at the
+The `install(TARGETS)`_ command can also accept the following options at the
top level:
``EXPORT``
This option associates the installed target files with an export called
``<export-name>``. It must appear before any target options. To actually
- install the export file itself, call ``install(EXPORT)``, documented below.
+ install the export file itself, call `install(EXPORT)`_, documented below.
+ See documentation of the :prop_tgt:`EXPORT_NAME` target property to change
+ the name of the exported target.
``INCLUDES DESTINATION``
This option specifies a list of directories which will be added to the
:prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES` target property of the
- ``<targets>`` when exported by the :command:`install(EXPORT)` command. If a
+ ``<targets>`` when exported by the `install(EXPORT)`_ command. If a
relative path is specified, it is treated as relative to the
``$<INSTALL_PREFIX>``.
@@ -310,7 +313,7 @@ targets that link to the object libraries in their implementation.
Installing a target with the :prop_tgt:`EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL` target property
set to ``TRUE`` has undefined behavior.
-:command:`install(TARGETS)` can install targets that were created in
+`install(TARGETS)`_ can install targets that were created in
other directories. When using such cross-directory install rules, running
``make install`` (or similar) from a subdirectory will not guarantee that
targets from other directories are up-to-date. You can use
@@ -325,6 +328,8 @@ use "generator expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``. See the
Installing Files
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(FILES)`:
+.. _`install(PROGRAMS)`:
.. _FILES:
.. _PROGRAMS:
@@ -402,6 +407,7 @@ use "generator expressions" with the syntax ``$<...>``. See the
Installing Directories
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(DIRECTORY)`:
.. _DIRECTORY:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -526,6 +532,8 @@ manual for available expressions.
Custom Installation Logic
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(CODE)`:
+.. _`install(SCRIPT)`:
.. _CODE:
.. _SCRIPT:
@@ -555,6 +563,7 @@ name, not the file's contents). See the
Installing Exports
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+.. _`install(EXPORT)`:
.. _EXPORT:
.. code-block:: cmake
@@ -571,7 +580,7 @@ Installing Exports
The ``EXPORT`` form generates and installs a CMake file containing code to
import targets from the installation tree into another project.
Target installations are associated with the export ``<export-name>``
-using the ``EXPORT`` option of the ``install(TARGETS)`` signature
+using the ``EXPORT`` option of the `install(TARGETS)`_ signature
documented above. The ``NAMESPACE`` option will prepend ``<namespace>`` to
the target names as they are written to the import file. By default
the generated file will be called ``<export-name>.cmake`` but the ``FILE``