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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 `configure.in', to the syntax of the cur-
       rent  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

   Library directories:
       -A, --autoconf-dir=ACDIR
              Autoconf's macro files location (rarely needed)

       -l, --localdir=DIR
              location of `aclocal.m4'

   Environment variables:
       M4     GNU M4 1.4 or above

       AUTOCONF
              autoconf 2.52

AUTHOR
       Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.

       Copyright 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation,
       Inc.   This  is  free software; see the source for copying
       conditions.  There is  NO  warranty;  not  even  for  MER-
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.

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



GNU Autoconf 2.52           July 2001               AUTOUPDATE(1)