# vcpkg_find_acquire_program The latest version of this document lives in the [vcpkg repo](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/docs/maintainers/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.md). Download or find a well-known tool. ## Usage ```cmake vcpkg_find_acquire_program() ``` ## Parameters ### VAR This variable specifies both the program to be acquired as well as the out parameter that will be set to the path of the program executable. ## Notes The current list of programs includes: * 7Z * ARIA2 (Downloader) * BISON * CLANG * DARK * DOXYGEN * FLEX * GASPREPROCESSOR * GPERF * PERL * PYTHON2 * PYTHON3 * GIT * GN * GO * JOM * MESON * NASM * NINJA * NUGET * SCONS * SWIG * YASM Note that msys2 has a dedicated helper function: [`vcpkg_acquire_msys`](vcpkg_acquire_msys.md). ## Examples * [ffmpeg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/ffmpeg/portfile.cmake) * [openssl](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/openssl/portfile.cmake) * [qt5](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/ports/qt5/portfile.cmake) ## Source [scripts/cmake/vcpkg\_find\_acquire\_program.cmake](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg/blob/master/scripts/cmake/vcpkg_find_acquire_program.cmake)