m4
m4 [options] [macros] [files]
Macro processor for C and other files.
Options
-e, --interactive
Operate interactively, unbuffered, ignoring interrupts.
-dflags, --debug=flags
Specify flag-level debugging.
--help
Print help message, then exit.
-ln, --arglength=n
Specify the length of debugging output.
-o file, --error-output=file
Place output in file. Despite the name, print error messages on standard error.
-P, --prefix-built-ins
Prepend m4_ to all built-in macro names.
-s, --synclines
Insert #line directives for the C preprocessor.
-tname, --trace=name
Insert name into symbol table as undefined. Trace macro from the point it is defined.
--version
Print version, then exit.
-Bn
Set the size of the pushback and argument collection buffers to n (default is 4096).
-Dname[=value] , --define=name[=value]
Define name as value or, if value is not specified, define name as null.
-E, --fatal-warnings
Consider all warnings to be fatal, and exit after the first of them.
-Ffile, --freeze-state=file
Record m4\'s frozen state in file for later reloading.
-G, --traditional
Behave like traditional m4, ignoring GNU extensions.
-Hn, --hashsize=n
Set symbol-table hash array to n (default is 509).
-Idirectory, --include=directory
Search directory for include files.
-Ln, --nesting-limit=n
Change artificial nesting limit to n.
-Q, --quiet, --silent
Suppress warning messages.
-Rfile, --reload-state=file
Load state from file before starting execution.
-Uname, --undefine=name
Undefine name. |
