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diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_MATCH_n.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_MATCH_n.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c7dd623396 --- /dev/null +++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_MATCH_n.rst @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +CMAKE_MATCH_<n> +--------------- + +Capture group ``<n>`` matched by the last regular expression, for groups +0 through 9. Group 0 is the entire match. Groups 1 through 9 are the +subexpressions captured by ``()`` syntax. + +When a regular expression match is used, CMake fills in ``CMAKE_MATCH_<n>`` +variables with the match contents. The :variable:`CMAKE_MATCH_COUNT` +variable holds the number of match expressions when these are filled. |