If you want definitions only from a particular category, or even with names matching particular patterns, then specify this regular expression for the text that must follow the /*=.

This option is used to create shorthand entries for nested definitions. For example, with:

using subblock thus --subblock=arg=argname,type,null

and defining an arg thus arg: this, char *

will then expand to: arg = { argname = this; type = "char *"; @;}
The "this, char *" string is separated at the commas, with the white space removed. You may use characters other than commas by starting the value string with a punctuation character other than a single or double quote character. You may also omit intermediate values by placing the commas next to each other with no intervening white space. For example, "+mumble++yes+" will expand to:
arg = { argname = mumble; null = "yes"; @;}.

This option is used to create shorthand entries for definitions that generally appear several times. That is, they tend to be a list of values. For example, with:
listattr=foo defined, the text:
foo: this, is, a, multi-list will then expand to:
foo = 'this', 'is', 'a', 'multi-list';
The texts are separated by the commas, with the white space removed. You may use characters other than commas by starting the value string with a punctuation character other than a single or double quote character.

By default, ordering is alphabetical by the entry name. Use, no-ordering if order is unimportant. Use ordering with no argument to order without case sensitivity. Use ordering=<file-name> if chronological order is important. getdefs will maintain the text content of file-name. file-name need not exist.

By default, the first occurrence of a named definition will have an index of zero. Sometimes, that needs to be a reserved value. Provide this option to specify a different starting point.

Inserts the name of each input file into the output definitions. If no argument is supplied, the format will be:

    infile = '%s';
    

The argument to each copy of this option will be inserted into the output definitions, with only a semicolon attached.

The argument to each copy of this option will be inserted into each output definition, with only a semicolon attached.

The content of each file named by these options will be inserted into the output definitions.

Inserts the name of the input file where a definition was found into the output definition. If no argument is supplied, the format will be:

    srcfile = '%s';
    

Inserts the line number in the input file where a definition was found into the output definition. If no argument is supplied, the format will be:

    linenum = '%s';
    

All files that are to be searched for definitions must be named on the command line or read from stdin. If there is only one input option and it is the string, "-", then the input file list is read from stdin. If a command line argument is not an option name and does not contain an assignment operator (=), then it defaults to being an input file name. At least one input file must be specified.

If you are not sending the output to an AutoGen process, you may name an output file instead.

This is the default output mode. Specifying no-autogen is equivalent to output=-. If you supply an argument to this option, that program will be started as if it were AutoGen and its standard in will be set to the output definitions of this program.

Specifies the template name to be used for generating the final output.

This is a pass-through argument. It allows you to specify any arbitrary argument to be passed to AutoGen.

When output is going to AutoGen, a base name must either be supplied or derived. If this option is not supplied, then it is taken from the template option. If that is not provided either, then it is set to the base name of the current directory.