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 # cmake
 
 > Cross-platform build, testing and packaging automation system.
-> CMake uses own shell-like syntax and generates recipes for several build systems.
+> CMake uses its own shell-like syntax and generates recipes for many build systems.
 > More information: <https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake.1.html>.
 
-- Generate a build recipe in the current directory with CMakeLists.txt from a project directory:
+- Generate a build recipe in the current directory with `CMakeLists.txt` from a project directory:
 
-`cmake {{path/to/project_dir/}}`
+`cmake {{path/to/project_directory}}`
 
-- Build with the generated recipe in build_dir (artifacts go to build_dir):
+- Build artifacts with the generated recipe in `build_directory`:
 
-`cmake --build {{path/to/build_dir/}}`
+`cmake --build {{path/to/build_directory}}`
 
 - Install the build artifacts into /usr/local/ striping debugging symbols: