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#### Running tests with CMake

Before running the tests, link the the data/ directory to the current directory:

```
ln -s ../data
```

The MNIST dataset which comes with the code as a tarball must be unpacked first.
See [MNIST training example](#mnist-training-example) on how to do that.
Once the MNIST dataset is unpacked and the data/ directory is linked in your
CMake build/ directory, run
Type:

```
ctest
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### MNIST training example

The MNIST data is included with the repo and you will have to unpack it first:

```
cd data/mnist
tar xzvf mnist.tar.gz
cd -
```

The complete program:
Here's the complete program:

```fortran
program example_mnist
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end program example_mnist
```

The program will report the accuracy after each epoch:
The MNIST data will be automatically downloaded at the first attempt at loading it
with the `load_mnist` subroutine.

Running the program will report the accuracy after each epoch:

```
$ ./example_mnist
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