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.. cmake-manual-description: CMake GUI Command-Line Reference
cmake-gui(1)
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Synopsis
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.. parsed-literal::
cmake-gui [<options>]
cmake-gui [<options>] -B <path-to-build> [-S <path-to-source>]
cmake-gui [<options>] <path-to-source | path-to-existing-build>
cmake-gui [<options>] --browse-manual [<filename>]
Description
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The :program:`cmake-gui` executable is the CMake GUI. Project configuration
settings may be specified interactively. Brief instructions are
provided at the bottom of the window when the program is running.
CMake is a cross-platform build system generator. Projects specify
their build process with platform-independent CMake listfiles included
in each directory of a source tree with the name ``CMakeLists.txt``.
Users build a project by using CMake to generate a build system for a
native tool on their platform.
Options
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.. program:: cmake-gui
.. option:: -S <path-to-source>
Path to root directory of the CMake project to build.
.. option:: -B <path-to-build>
Path to directory which CMake will use as the root of build directory.
If the directory doesn't already exist CMake will make it.
.. option:: --preset=<preset-name>
Name of the preset to use from the project's
:manual:`presets <cmake-presets(7)>` files, if it has them.
.. option:: --browse-manual [<filename>]
Open the CMake reference manual in a browser and immediately exit. If
``<filename>`` is specified, open that file within the reference manual
instead of ``index.html``.
.. include:: OPTIONS_HELP.txt
See Also
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.. include:: LINKS.txt