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m4 — Macro processor. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual/m4.html#Invoking-m4>.

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Problem

How to use the m4 command: Macro processor. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual/m4.html#Invoking-m4>.

Solution

m4 — Macro processor. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/m4/manual/m4.html#Invoking-m4>.

Process macros in a file:
m4 {{path/to/file}}


Define a macro before processing files:
m4 {{[-D|--define]}} {{macro_name}}={{macro_value}} {{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Process macros in a file

m4 {{path/to/file}}

Define a macro before processing files

m4 {{[-D|--define]}} {{macro_name}}={{macro_value}} {{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/m4

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