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    "generated": "2026-06-03T12:14:51Z",
    "synopsis": "autoupdate [OPTION]... [TEMPLATE-FILE]...",
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        "NAME": {
            "content": "autoupdate - Update a configure.ac to a newer Autoconf\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "autoupdate [OPTION]... [TEMPLATE-FILE]...\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Update  each TEMPLATE-FILE if given, or 'configure.ac' if present, or else 'configure.in', to\nthe syntax of the current version of Autoconf.  The original files are backed up.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "Operation modes:",
                    "content": ""
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                {
                    "name": "-h --help",
                    "content": "print this help, then exit\n",
                    "flag": "-h",
                    "long": "--help"
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                {
                    "name": "-V --version",
                    "content": "print version number, then exit\n",
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                    "long": "--version"
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                    "name": "-v --verbose",
                    "content": "verbosely report processing\n",
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                    "long": "--verbose"
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                {
                    "name": "-d --debug",
                    "content": "don't remove temporary files\n",
                    "flag": "-d",
                    "long": "--debug"
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                {
                    "name": "-f --force",
                    "content": "consider all files obsolete\n",
                    "flag": "-f",
                    "long": "--force"
                },
                {
                    "name": "Library directories:",
                    "content": ""
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                {
                    "name": "-B --prepend-include",
                    "content": "prepend directory DIR to search path\n",
                    "flag": "-B",
                    "long": "--prepend-include"
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                {
                    "name": "-I --include",
                    "content": "append directory DIR to search path\n",
                    "flag": "-I",
                    "long": "--include"
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        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Written by David J. MacKenzie and Akim Demaille.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "REPORTING BUGS": {
            "content": "Report bugs to <bug-autoconf@gnu.org>.\nGNU Autoconf home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/>.\nGeneral help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COPYRIGHT": {
            "content": "Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+/Autoconf: GNU GPL  version  3\nor later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>, <https://gnu.org/licenses/exceptions.html>\nThis  is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to\nthe extent permitted by law.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "autoconf(1), automake(1),  autoreconf(1),  autoupdate(1),  autoheader(1),  autoscan(1),  con‐‐\nfig.guess(1), config.sub(1), ifnames(1), libtool(1).\n\nThe  full  documentation  for  autoupdate is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and\nautoupdate programs are properly installed at your site, the command\n\ninfo autoupdate\n\nshould give you access to the complete manual.\n\n\n\nGNU Autoconf 2.71                            August 2021                               AUTOUPDATE(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
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