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Automake Command: Add Missing Standard Files

An engineer would use the 'automake --add-missing' command when they need to generate and include any standard auxiliary files that are missing from the project directory for a new or existing Autotools-based software package. Exact CLI syntax to add missing standard files using Automake.

When to use this: An engineer would use the 'automake --add-missing' command when they need to generate and include any standard auxiliary files that are missing from the project directory for a new or existing Autotools-based software package.

Command Syntax

automake {-a|--add-missing}

Command Breakdown

automake is the base executable for this command.

FAQ

Purpose: Exact syntax to add missing standard files using Automake.

Test path: Replace placeholders and run destructive commands in a disposable workspace first.

Flag behavior: Tool version, platform, and shell can change behavior.

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