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NAME

       autoupdate - Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf

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 <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
       GNU Autoconf home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>.
       General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright    ©   2010   Free   Software   Foundation,   Inc.    License
       GPLv3+/Autoconf:     GNU     GPL      version      3      or      later
       <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>,
       <http://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html>
       This is free software: you are free  to  change  and  redistribute  it.
       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

       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.