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 GENERATE_LATEX=NO
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-Then, execute `doxygen -w doxygen.conf` in your source directory. It will generate an `xml` directory with the files that doxy-coverage consumes.
+Then, execute `doxygen doxygen.conf` in your source directory. It will generate an `xml` directory with the files that doxy-coverage consumes.
 
 Lastly, execute doxy-coverage with the path to the `xml` directory: