cmake:tldr:310e1

cmake: Generate a build recipe using `generator_name` as the underlying build system.

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$ cmake -G ${generator_name} ${path-to-project_directory}

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This command is using the cmake tool to generate build files for a project. Here is a breakdown of the command:

cmake: This is the command to invoke the cmake tool.
-G ${generator_name}: This option specifies the generator used to generate the build files. The generator_name is a placeholder for the name of the generator you want to use. For example, if you want to generate build files for Unix Makefiles, you would replace ${generator_name} with Unix Makefiles. The generator determines the format of the build files that cmake will generate, such as Makefiles, Visual Studio project files, etc.
${path-to-project_directory}: This is the path to the directory where the project's CMakeLists.txt file is located. The CMakeLists.txt file contains the instructions used by cmake to generate the build files. By providing this path, cmake knows where to find the project files.

In summary, this command tells cmake to use a specific generator and to generate the build files for the project located in the specified directory.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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