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| author | Robert Dailey <rcdailey@gmail.com> | 2017-07-28 10:48:45 -0500 |
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| committer | Brad King <brad.king@kitware.com> | 2017-08-03 14:11:26 -0400 |
| commit | d7472bbf16485e895753c01cc16b576eab823c7e (patch) | |
| tree | 9ead571c2b2a8f27d8acbfb33095066d0d851ef5 /Help | |
| parent | f15cfd891d1e01247ed285320ae32b6c3182ac8f (diff) | |
| download | cmake-d7472bbf16485e895753c01cc16b576eab823c7e.tar.gz | |
file: Clarify directory creation behavior when using WRITE
When using `file(WRITE)`, parent directories are also created. Documentation
has been updated to explain this behavior.
Co-Author: Craig Scott <craig.scott@crascit.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Help')
| -rw-r--r-- | Help/command/file.rst | 7 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Help/command/file.rst b/Help/command/file.rst index b2e4eea444..e7a5d50e11 100644 --- a/Help/command/file.rst +++ b/Help/command/file.rst @@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ File manipulation command. Write ``<content>`` into a file called ``<filename>``. If the file does not exist, it will be created. If the file already exists, ``WRITE`` mode will overwrite it and ``APPEND`` mode will append to the end. -(If the file is a build input, use the :command:`configure_file` command -to update the file only when its content changes.) +Any directories in the path specified by ``<filename>`` that do not +exist will be created. + +If the file is a build input, use the :command:`configure_file` command +to update the file only when its content changes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |