# CTEST_PRESETS_FILE

Added in version 4.4.

Specify the `PRESETS_FILE` option for all relevant `ctest(1)` Dashboard Client step commands in a dashboard script, or on the ctest command line via the `-D` option.

This variable sets the `PRESETS_FILE` option for `ctest_configure()`, `ctest_build()`, `ctest_test()`, and `ctest_memcheck()` when those commands are not given an explicit `PRESETS_FILE` argument.

See also `CTEST_PRESET`, `CTEST_CONFIGURE_PRESET`, `CTEST_BUILD_PRESET`, and `CTEST_TEST_PRESET`.