AUTOPOINT(1)

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version 1.0 · 11 versions
, in alpine 3.24, arch rolling, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu stonking

✨ AUTOPOINT ✨

okay so bestie, say hi to autopoint from the User Commands corner of your manual, iykyk 💅 she's a little script with one (1) job and she does it immaculately.

🌸 NAME 🌸

autopoint — copies standard gettext infrastructure 💖

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

autopoint [OPTION]...

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

Copies standard gettext infrastructure files into a source package.

that's it. that's the whole vibe. she walks into your source package, drops the standard gettext infrastructure files in there like they're a new outfit, and leaves. main character energy fr fr ✨

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • --help — prints this help and then dips. bye 👋
  • --version — prints the version info and exits. she's telling you who she is 💁♀️
  • -f, --force — forces overwriting of files that already exist. no cap, she will run right over your existing files. dramatic but committed 🔥
  • -n, --dry-run — prints the modifications but doesn't actually perform them. window shopping only, no purchases 🛍️
ngl, -n is the safe bestie move if you're nervous about what she's about to do to your files. vibe check first, always 🫶

💜 AUTHOR 💜

Written by Bruno Haible. king behaviour, we love to see it 👑

🐛 REPORTING BUGS 🐛

found a bug? not the cute kind 😭 report it in the bug tracker at <https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gettext> or email <bug-gettext@gnu.org>.

she wants to hear from you, she really does 💖

Copyright © 2002-2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>

This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

okay so read this part carefully bestie: NO WARRANTY, capital letters, she means it. it's free, it's yours, but if it goes sideways that's on you 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

The full documentation for autopoint is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and autopoint programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info autopoint

should give you access to the complete manual. go get that deep lore, the full manual is giving encyclopedia but make it cute 📖✨

and that's the whole page, bestie 🎀 GNU gettext-tools 1.0, dated January 2026 — so like, fresh off the press. she's an icon, she's a legend, and she is the moment 💅🦋💖

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