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+get_property
+------------
+
+Get a property.
+
+::
+
+  get_property(<variable>
+               <GLOBAL             |
+                DIRECTORY [dir]    |
+                TARGET    <target> |
+                SOURCE    <source> |
+                INSTALL   <file>   |
+                TEST      <test>   |
+                CACHE     <entry>  |
+                VARIABLE>
+               PROPERTY <name>
+               [SET | DEFINED | BRIEF_DOCS | FULL_DOCS])
+
+Get one property from one object in a scope.  The first argument
+specifies the variable in which to store the result.  The second
+argument determines the scope from which to get the property.  It must
+be one of the following:
+
+``GLOBAL``
+  Scope is unique and does not accept a name.
+
+``DIRECTORY``
+  Scope defaults to the current directory but another
+  directory (already processed by CMake) may be named by full or
+  relative path.
+
+``TARGET``
+  Scope must name one existing target.
+
+``SOURCE``
+  Scope must name one source file.
+
+``INSTALL``
+  Scope must name one installed file path.
+
+``TEST``
+  Scope must name one existing test.
+
+``CACHE``
+  Scope must name one cache entry.
+
+``VARIABLE``
+  Scope is unique and does not accept a name.
+
+The required ``PROPERTY`` option is immediately followed by the name of
+the property to get.  If the property is not set an empty value is
+returned.  If the ``SET`` option is given the variable is set to a boolean
+value indicating whether the property has been set.  If the ``DEFINED``
+option is given the variable is set to a boolean value indicating
+whether the property has been defined such as with the
+:command:`define_property` command.
+If ``BRIEF_DOCS`` or ``FULL_DOCS`` is given then the variable is set to a
+string containing documentation for the requested property.  If
+documentation is requested for a property that has not been defined
+``NOTFOUND`` is returned.