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+# vcpkg_copy_pdbs
+
+The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_copy_pdbs.md).
+
+Automatically locate pdbs in the build tree and copy them adjacent to all DLLs.
+
+```cmake
+vcpkg_copy_pdbs(
+    [BUILD_PATHS <glob>...])
+```
+
+The `<glob>`s are patterns which will be passed to `file(GLOB_RECURSE)`,
+for locating DLLs. It defaults to using:
+
+- `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin/*.dll`
+- `${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin/*.dll`
+
+since that is generally where DLLs are located.
+
+## Notes
+This command should always be called by portfiles after they have finished rearranging the binary output.
+
+## Examples
+
+* [zlib](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/zlib/portfile.cmake)
+* [cpprestsdk](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/cpprestsdk/portfile.cmake)
+
+## Source
+[scripts/cmake/vcpkg\_copy\_pdbs.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_copy_pdbs.cmake)