LIBTOOLIZE(1)                    User Commands                   LIBTOOLIZE(1)

NAME
       libtoolize - Prepare a package to use libtool

SYNOPSIS
       libtoolize [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
       Prepare a package to use libtool.

OPTIONS
       -c, --copy
              copy files rather than symlinking them

       --debug
              enable verbose shell tracing

       -n, --dry-run
              print commands rather than running them

       -f, --force
              replace existing files

       -i, --install
              copy missing auxiliary files

       --ltdl[=DIR]
              install libltdl sources [default: libltdl]

       --no-warnings
              equivalent to '-Wnone'

       --nonrecursive
              prepare ltdl for non-recursive make

       -q, --quiet
              work silently

       --recursive
              prepare ltdl for recursive make

       --subproject
              prepare ltdl to configure and build independently

       -v, --verbose
              verbosely report processing

       --version
              print version information and exit

       -W, --warnings=CATEGORY
              report the warnings falling in CATEGORY [all]

       -h, --help
              print short or long help message

   Warning categories include:
       'all'  show all warnings

       'none' turn off all the warnings

       'error'
              warnings are treated as fatal errors

       'environment'
              show warnings about LIBTOOLIZE_OPTIONS content

       'file' show warnings about file copying and linking

       The following space or comma delimited options can be passed to
       libtoolize via the environment variable LIBTOOLIZE_OPTIONS, unknown
       environment options are ignored:

       --debug
              enable verbose shell tracing

       --no-warnings
              don't display warning messages

       --quiet
              work silently

       --verbose
              verbosely report processing

       You must 'cd' to the top directory of your package before you run
       'libtoolize'.

       When reporting a bug, please describe a test case to reproduce it and
       include the following information:

       host-triplet:
              x86_64-pc-linux-gnu

       version:
              libtoolize (GNU libtool) 2.6.2

       automake:
              automake (GNU automake) 1.18.1

       autoconf:
              autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.73

AUTHOR
       Written by Gary V. Vaughan <gary@gnu.org>, 2003

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.
       GNU libtool home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/>.
       General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv2+: GNU
       GPL version 2 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.

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

              info libtoolize

       should give you access to the complete manual.

GNU libtool 2.6.2                 August 2026                    LIBTOOLIZE(1)