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.TH AUTOUPDATE "1" "June 2024" "GNU Autoconf 2.52.20240618" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
autoupdate \- Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B autoupdate
[\fI\,OPTION\/\fR] ...  [\fI\,TEMPLATE-FILE\/\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Update the 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.
.SS "Operation modes:"
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
print this help, then exit
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
print version number, then exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
verbosely report processing
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\fR
don't remove temporary files
.SS "Library directories:"
.TP
\fB\-A\fR, \fB\-\-autoconf\-dir\fR=\fI\,ACDIR\/\fR
Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-localdir\fR=\fI\,DIR\/\fR
location of `aclocal.m4'
.SS "Environment variables:"
.TP
M4
GNU M4 1.4 or above
.TP
AUTOCONF
autoconf 2.52.20240618
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <dickey@invisible\-island.net>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR autoconf (1),
.BR autoreconf (1),
.BR autoupdate (1),
.BR autoheader (1),
.BR autoscan (1),
.BR config.guess (1),
.BR config.sub (1),
.BR ifnames (1),
.BR libtool (1).
.PP
The full documentation for
.B autoupdate
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B autoupdate
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info autoupdate
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.