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.TH AUTOUPDATE "1" "December 2000" "GNU autoconf 2.49b" FSF
.SH NAME
autoupdate \- Update a configure.in to a newer Autoconf
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B autoupdate
[\fIOPTION\fR] ...  [\fITEMPLATE-FILE\fR...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Update the TEMPLATE-FILE... if given, or `configure.in' by default, 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=\fIACDIR\fR
Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-localdir\fR=\fIDIR\fR
location of `aclocal.m4' and `acconfig.h'
.SS "Environment variables:"
.TP
M4
GNU M4 is required.
.TP
SED
GNU sed is required.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by David J. MacKenzie.
.PP
Copyright 1994, 1999, 2000 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.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR autoconf (1),
.BR autoreconf (1),
.BR autoupdate (1),
.BR autoheader (1),
.BR autoscan (1),
.BR ifnames (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.