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NAME

6       LilyPond - manual page for LilyPond 2.10.33
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SYNOPSIS

9       lilypond [OPTION]... FILE...
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DESCRIPTION

12       GNU LilyPond 2.10.33
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14       Typeset music and/or produce MIDI from FILE.
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16       LilyPond  produces beautiful music notation.  For more information, see
17       http://lilypond.org
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OPTIONS

20       -b, --backend=BACK
21              use backend BACK (gnome, ps,eps, scm, svg, tex, texstr) default:
22              PS
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24       -d, --define-default=SYM=VAL
25              set a Scheme program option. Uses #t if VAL is not specified Try
26              -dhelp for help.
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28       -e, --evaluate=EXPR
29              evaluate scheme code
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31       -f, --formats=FORMATs
32              dump FORMAT,...  Also as separate options:
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34       --dvi  generate DVI (tex backend only)
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36       --relocate
37              relocate using directory of lilypond program
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39       --pdf  generate PDF (default)
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41       --png  generate PNG
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43       --ps   generate PostScript
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45       --tex  generate TeX (tex backend only)
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47       -h, --help
48              print this help
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50       -H, --header=FIELD
51              dump a header field to file BASENAME.FIELD
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53       -I, --include=DIR
54              add DIR to search path
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56       -i, --init=FILE
57              use FILE as init file
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59       -j, --jail=USER,GROUP,JAIL,DIR
60              chroot to JAIL, become USER:GROUP and cd into DIR
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62       --no-print
63              do not generate printed output
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65       -o, --output=FILE
66              write output to FILE (suffix will be added)
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68       -p, --preview
69              generate a preview of the first system
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71       -s, --safe-mode
72              disallow unsafe Scheme and PostScript operations
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74       -v, --version
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77       -V, --verbose
78              be verbose
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80       -w, --warranty
81              show warranty and copyright
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REPORTING BUGS

84       Report                             bugs                             via
85       http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs
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87       This program is free software.  It is covered by the GNU General Public
88       License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it
89       under  certain  conditions.   Invoke  as `lilypond --warranty' for more
90       information.
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93       Copyright © 1996--2007 by
94         Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>
95         Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org>
96         and others.
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SEE ALSO

99       The full documentation for LilyPond is maintained as a Texinfo  manual.
100       If  the info and LilyPond programs are properly installed at your site,
101       the command
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105       should give you access to the complete manual.
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109LilyPond 2.10.33                September 2007                     LILYPOND(1)
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