NAME

       autoupdate - Update a configure.ac 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: <https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>.
       General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL  version
       3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <https://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.