SYNOPSIS

autoupdate [OPTION]... [TEMPLATE-FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

Update each TEMPLATE-FILE if given, or `configure.ac' if present, or else `configure.in', to the syntax of the current version of Autoconf. The original files are backed up.

Operation modes:

-h, --help

print this help, then exit

-V, --version

print version number, then exit

-v, --verbose

verbosely report processing

-d, --debug

don't remove temporary files

-f, --force

consider all files obsolete

Library directories:

-B, --prepend-include=DIR

prepend directory DIR to search path

-I, --include=DIR

append directory DIR to search path

AUTHOR

Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <[email protected]>. GNU Autoconf home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>. General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

RELATED TO autoupdate2.64…

autoconf(1), automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1), autoscan(1), config.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).

The full documentation for autoupdate is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and autoupdate programs are properly installed at your site, the command

  • info autoupdate

should give you access to the complete manual.