autoconf command in Linux with examples Last Updated : 27 Jan, 2022 Comments Improve Suggest changes 1 Likes Like Report autoconf command is used in Linux to generate configuration scripts. Generate a configuration script from a TEMPLATE-FILE if given, or from ‘configure.ac’ if present, or 'configure.in'. The output is sent to the standard output if TEMPLATE-FILE is given, otherwise, it is sent into ‘configure’. To use autoconf we must install the this on the Linux terminal as follows: sudo apt-get install autoconf Synopsis: user/bin/autoconf [OPTION] ... [TEMPLATE-FILE] Options: -h, --help: Display the help message and then exits. autoconf -h or autoconf --help -V, --version: Shows the version number and then exits. autoconf -V or autoconf --version -v, --verbose: Gives the verbosely report processing. autoconf -v filename or autoconf --verbose filename -d, --debug: Makes sure to not remove any files that are temporary. autoconf -d filename or autoconf --debug filename -o, --option: Saves the output in the FILE(stdout is default). autoconf -o filename or autoconf --option filename -w, --warnings: Reports the warnings falling in the categories autoconf -w category or autoconf --warnings category The other warning categories are: Create Quiz Comment N NishanthVaidya Follow 1 Improve N NishanthVaidya Follow 1 Improve Article Tags : Linux-Unix linux-command Linux-misc-commands Explore Linux/Unix Tutorial 5 min read Getting Started with LinuxWhat is Linux Operating System 8 min read LINUX Full Form - Lovable Intellect Not Using XP 2 min read Difference between Linux and Windows 7 min read What are Linux Distributions ? 8 min read Difference between Unix and Linux 5 min read Installation with LinuxHow to Install Arch Linux in VirtualBox? 7 min read Fedora Linux Operating System 12 min read How to install Ubuntu on VirtualBox? 6 min read How to Install Linux Mint? 3 min read How to Install Kali Linux on Windows? 2 min read How to Install Linux on Windows PowerShell Subsystem? 2 min read How to Find openSUSE Linux Version? 2 min read How to Install CentOS 2 min read Linux CommandsLinux Commands 15+ min read Essential Unix Commands 7 min read Find Command in Linux with Examples 7 min read Linux File SystemLinux File System 12 min read Linux File Hierarchy Structure 5 min read Linux Directory Structure 6 min read Linux KernelLinux Kernel 4 min read Kernel in Operating System 3 min read How Linux Kernel Boots? 11 min read Difference between Operating System and Kernel 3 min read Linux Kernel Module Programming: Hello World Program 7 min read Linux Loadable Kernel Module 7 min read Loadable Kernel Module - Linux Device Driver Development 4 min read Linux Networking ToolsNetwork configuration and troubleshooting commands in Linux 5 min read How to configure network interfaces in CentOS? 5 min read Command-Line Tools and Utilities For Network Management in Linux 8 min read Linux - Network Monitoring Tools 4 min read Linux ProcessProcesses in Linux/Unix 5 min read How to Manage Process in Linux 4 min read Getting System and Process Information Using C Programming and Shell in Linux 2 min read Process states and Transitions in a UNIX Process 4 min read Linux FirewallLINUX Firewall 7 min read iptables command in Linux with Examples 7 min read How to Configure your Linux Firewall - 3 Methods 12 min read Shell Scripting & Bash ScriptingIntroduction to Linux Shell and Shell Scripting 7 min read What is Terminal, Console, Shell and Kernel? 5 min read How to Create a Shell Script in linux 7 min read Shell Scripting - Different types of Variables 4 min read Bash Scripting - Introduction to Bash and Bash Scripting 12 min read Bash Script - Define Bash Variables and its types 12 min read Shell Scripting - Shell Variables 6 min read Bash Script - Difference between Bash Script and Shell Script 4 min read Shell Scripting - Difference between Korn Shell and Bash shell 3 min read Shell Scripting - Interactive and Non-Interactive Shell 3 min read Shell Script to Show the Difference Between echo “$SHELL†and echo ‘$SHELL’ 4 min read Like