From 50723700d253c83e4b68930370c3b0819e529be3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sebastian Ehlert <28669218+awvwgk@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 20:09:54 +0100
Subject: Create specification for example section

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+### Example targets
+
+Example applications for a project are defined as *example* sections.
+If no example section is specified the ``example`` directory is searched for program definitions.
+For explicitly specified examples the *name* entry must always be specified.
+The source directory for each example can be adjusted in the *source-dir* entry.
+Paths for the source directory are given relative to the project root and use ``/`` as path separator on all platforms.
+The source file containing the program body can be specified in the *main* entry.
+
+Examples can have their own dependencies.
+See [specifying dependencies](#specifying-dependencies) for more details.
+
+> Dependencies supported in Bootstrap fpm only
+
+Examples can also specify their own external library dependencies.
+See [external libraries](#link-external-libraries) for more details.
+
+> Linking against libraries is supported in Fortran fpm only
+
+*Example:*
+
+```toml
+[[ example ]]
+name = "demo-app"
+source-dir = "demo"
+main = "program.f90"
+
+[[ example ]]
+name = "example-tool"
+link = "z"
+[example.dependencies]
+helloff = { git = "https://gitlab.com/everythingfunctional/helloff.git" }
+```
+
+
 ### Test targets
 
 Test targets are Fortran programs defined as *test* sections.
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