AUTOUPDATE(1)                    User Commands                   AUTOUPDATE(1)

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>, or via Savannah:
       <https://savannah.gnu.org/support/?group=autoconf>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2023 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 Autoconf is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       To read the manual locally, use the command

              info autoconf

       You can also consult the Web version of the manual at
       <https://gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/>.

GNU Autoconf 2.72                December 2023                   AUTOUPDATE(1)