AUTOUPDATE(1)                             User Commands                             AUTOUPDATE(1)



NAME
       autoupdate - Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf

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

DESCRIPTION
       Update  the  TEMPLATE-FILE...  if  given,  or  'configure.ac' if present, or else 'config-
       ure.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 <>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not
       even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       autoconf(1), automake(1), autoreconf(1), autoupdate(1), autoheader(1),  autoscan(1),  con-
       fig.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.



autoupdate 2.59                           November 2003                             AUTOUPDATE(1)