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 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.

    Copyright 2002 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.

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), config.sub(1),ifnames(1), libtool(1).

    The full documentation for autoupdate is maintained as a  Texinfo man-
    ual.  If the info and autoupdate programs are properly installed at
    your site, the command

    info autoupdate

    should give you access to the complete manual.