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<sect3><title>autoreconf</title>
<para>
If you have a lot of Autoconf-generated configure scripts, the
autoreconf program can save you some work. It runs autoconf (and
If there are a lot of Autoconf-generated configure scripts, the
autoreconf program can save some work. It runs autoconf (and
autoheader, where appropriate) repeatedly to remake the Autoconf
configure scripts and configuration header templates in the directory
tree rooted at the current directory.
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<sect3><title>autoscan</title>
<para>
The autoscan program can help you create a configure.in file for
The autoscan program can help to create a configure.in file for
a software package. autoscan examines source files in the directory
tree rooted at a directory given as a command line argument, or the
current directory if none is given. It searches the source files for
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Autoconf macros by their old names to use the current macro names.
ifnames can help when writing a configure.in for a software
package. It prints the identifiers that the package already uses in C
preprocessor conditionals. If a package has already been set up to
have some portability, this program can help you figure out what its
have some portability, this program can help to figure out what its
configure needs to check for. It may help fill in some gaps in a
configure.in generated by autoscan.
</para>

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<para>
Automake includes a number of Autoconf macros which can be used in
your package; some of them are actually required by Automake in certain
situations. These macros must be defined in your aclocal.m4;
packages; some of them are actually required by Automake in certain
situations. These macros must be defined in the aclocal.m4-file;
otherwise they will not be seen by autoconf.
</para>

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<para>
Bash is the Bourne-Again SHell, which is a widely used command
interpreter on Unix systems. Bash is a program that reads from standard
input, the keyboard. You type something and the program will evaluate
what you have typed and do something with it, like running a program.
input, the keyboard. A user types something and the program will evaluate
what he has typed and do something with it, like running a program.
</para>
</sect2>

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<sect3><title>c++filt</title>
<para>
The C++ language provides function overloading, which means that you can
The C++ language provides function overloading, which means that it is
possible to
write many functions with the same name (providing each takes parameters
of different types). All C++ function names are encoded into a low-level
assembly label (this process is known as mangling). The c++filt program

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@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Bison is a parser generator, a replacement for YACC. YACC stands for Yet
Another Compiler Compiler. What is Bison then? It is a program that
generates a program that analyses the structure of a textfile. Instead
of
writing the actual program you specify how things should be connected
writing the actual program a user specifies how things should be connected
and with
those rules a program is constructed that analyses the textfile.
</para>
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</literallayout></blockquote>
<para>
You start at the bottom of a tree and you come across the numbers 2 and
3 which are joined by the multiplication symbol, so the computers
Starting at the bottom of a tree and coming across the numbers 2 and
3 which are joined by the multiplication symbol, the computer
multiplies 2 and 3. The result of that multiplication is remembered and
the next thing that the computer sees is the result of 2*3 and the
number 1 which are joined by the add symbol. Adding 1 to the previous

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<para>
Locate scans a database which contain all files and directories on a
filesystem. This program lists the files and directories in this
database matching a certain criteria. If you're looking for a file this
program will scan the database and tell you exactly where the files you
requested are located. This only makes sense if your locate database is
fairly up-to-date else it will provide you with out-of-date information.
database matching a certain criteria. If a user is looking for a file this
program will scan the database and tell him exactly where the files he
requested are located. This only makes sense if the locate database is
fairly up-to-date else it will provide out-of-date information.
</para>
</sect3>
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<para>
The updatedb program updates the locate database. It scans the entire
file system (including other file system that are currently mounted
unless you specify it not to) and puts every directory and file it finds
unless it is told not to do so) and puts every directory and file it finds
into the database that's used by the locate program which retrieves this
information. It's a good practice to update this database once a day so
that you are ensured of a database that is up-to-date.
information. It's a good practice to update this database once a day to
have it up-to-date whenever it is needed.
</para>
</sect3>
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<sect3><title>Xargs</title>
<para>
The xargs command applies a command to a list of files. If you need to
perform the same command on multiple files, you can create a file that
The xargs command applies a command to a list of files. If there is a need to
perform the same command on multiple files, a file can be created that
contains all these files (one per line) and use xargs to perform that
command on the list.
</para>

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<para>
Flex is a tool for generating programs which regognize patterns in text.
Pattern recognition is very useful in many applications. You set up rules
Pattern recognition is very useful in many applications. A user sets up rules
what to look for and flex will make a program that looks for those
patterns. The reason people use flex is that it is much easier to set up
rules for what to look for than to write the actual program that finds

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<para>
A pre-processor pre-processes a source file, such as including
the contents of header files into the source file. You generally don't
do this yourself to save yourself a lot of time. You just insert a line
like #include &lt;filename&gt;. The pre-processor file insert the
the contents of header files into the source file. It's a good idea to
not
do this manually to save a lot of time. Someone just inserts a line
like #include &lt;filename&gt;. The pre-processor inserts the
contents of that file into the source file. That's one of the things a
pre-processor does.
</para>