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AUTOUPDATE(1)			  User Commands 		   AUTOUPDATE(1)

NAME
     autoupdate - Update a configure.ac to a newer Autoconf

SYNOPSIS
     autoupdate2.73 [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=autoconf2.73.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2026 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
     autoconf2.73(1), automake(1), autoreconf2.73(1),  autoupdate2.73(1),  auto-
     header2.73(1), autoscan2.73(1), ifnames2.73(1), libtool(1).

     The  full documentation for Autoconf is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  To
     read the manual locally, use the command

	    info autoconf2.73

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

GNU Autoconf 2.73		   March 2026			   AUTOUPDATE(1)

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