diff --git a/.cspell/words.txt b/.cspell/words.txt
index fc328e9..2d45977 100644
--- a/.cspell/words.txt
+++ b/.cspell/words.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ bdiff
 cmake_current_source_dir
 dhave_unistd_h
 dhave_unistd_h
+endfunction
 fpatch
 have_unistd_h
 intdiff
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a2da0e..ad81cfd 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,107 +1,23 @@
-add_executable(bdiff 
-  examples/bdiff.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
+function(add_example_executable name)
+  add_executable(${name} 
+    examples/${name}.cpp
+    examples/common.cpp
+  )
 
-target_include_directories(bdiff BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
+  target_include_directories(${name} BEFORE PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
+  )
+endfunction()
 
-add_executable(fpatch 
-  examples/fpatch.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(fpatch BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(intdiff 
-  examples/intdiff.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(intdiff BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(intdiff3
-  examples/intdiff3.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(intdiff3 BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(patch
-  examples/patch.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(patch BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(st2ses
-  examples/st2ses.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(st2ses BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(strdiff
-  examples/strdiff.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(strdiff BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(strdiff3
-  examples/strdiff3.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(strdiff3 BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(strdiff_cp
-  examples/strdiff_cp.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(strdiff_cp BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(strdiff_storage
-  examples/strdiff_storage.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(strdiff_storage BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(unidiff
-  examples/unidiff.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(unidiff BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
-
-add_executable(unistrdiff
-  examples/unistrdiff.cpp
-  examples/common.cpp
-)
-
-target_include_directories(unistrdiff BEFORE PRIVATE
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/examples
-)
+add_example_executable(bdiff)
+add_example_executable(fpatch)
+add_example_executable(intdiff)
+add_example_executable(intdiff3)
+add_example_executable(patch)
+add_example_executable(st2ses)
+add_example_executable(strdiff)
+add_example_executable(strdiff3)
+add_example_executable(strdiff_cp)
+add_example_executable(strdiff_storage)
+add_example_executable(unidiff)
+add_example_executable(unistrdiff)