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/usr/bin/autoscan

GNU tool for generating configure scripts

From autoconf 2.73-r1 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running autoscan --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: /usr/bin/autoscan [OPTION]... [SRCDIR]

Examine source files in the directory tree rooted at SRCDIR, or the
current directory if none is given.  Search the source files for
common portability problems, check for incompleteness of
'configure.ac', and create a file 'configure.scan' which is a
preliminary 'configure.ac' for that package.

  -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:
  -B, --prepend-include=DIR  prepend directory DIR to search path
  -I, --include=DIR          append directory DIR to search path

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Options (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpprint this help, then exithelp + man
-V, --versionprint version number, then exithelp + man
-v, --verboseverbosely report processinghelp + man
-d, --debugdon't remove temporary fileshelp + man
-B, --prepend-include DIRprepend directory DIR to search pathhelp + man
-I, --include DIRappend directory DIR to search pathhelp + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.