notice (1)

notice [OPTION...] [FILE...]

The notice command is a simple way to add a boilerplate to a set of source-code files. It is a wrapper script for the licensing program.

The notice command is most often used like so:

• $ licensing notice -c 'Yoyo, Inc. 2001' -l gpl -s c -n *.[ch]

  apply: foo.c -> Boilerplate applied.

  apply: bar.c -> Boilerplate applied.

  apply: qux.c -> Boilerplate applied.

  apply: foo.h -> Boilerplate applied.

This example applies the license notice for the latest version of the GPL in the C-commenting style to all of the .c and .h files in the current directory. The copyright holder is Yoyo, Inc, in the year 2001.

-n

Don't retain .bak backup files.

-c NAME-AND-YEAR

Specify the copyright holder and years. The syntax for copyright years allows for years separated by a comma, and also ranges of years separated by a hyphen. In most shells, the argument for this option must be enclosed in single quotes.

-l LICENSE

Specify the license notice to apply to the source-code files. The supported licenses are: gpl, gplv3+, gplv3, gplv2+, gplv2, gplv1+, gplv1, lgpl, lgplv3+, lgplv3, lgplv2+, lgplv2, lgplv1+, lgplv1, agpl, agplv3+, agplv3, fdl, fdlv13+, fdlv13, fdlv12+, fdlv12, fdlv11+, fdlv11, all-permissive, bsd, bsd3clause, bsd2clause, apache, apachev2, mit, isc, and openbsd.

-s COMMENTING-STYLE

Specify the commenting style. The supported commenting styles are: c, c++, shell, scheme, texinfo, m4, haskell, groff, gettext, fortran, and pascal.

-?, --help

Give a list the available options.

Report bugs to <https://sv.nongnu.org/bugs/?group=licenseutils>.

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

• info licenseutils notice

will give you access to the complete documentation for the notice command.