7 Convert-ly sequentially applies different
8 lilypond-conversions to upgrade a Lilypond input file. It uses
9 @code{\version} statements in the file to detect the old version
12 @subsection Invoking convert-ly
15 convert-ly [options] [files]
21 The output file to write.
23 Do an inline edit of the input file. override @code{--output}
25 shows all known conversions, and exit
26 @item --from=@var{FROM_PATCHLEVEL}
27 Set the level to convert from. If this is not set, convert-ly will
28 guess this, on the basis of @code{\version} strings in the file
29 @item --to=@var{TO_PATCHLEVEL}
30 Set the goal version of the conversion. It defaults to the latest
34 Not all language changes are handled. Multiple output options won't
37 convert-ly is written in python, so you have install
38 @uref{http://www.python.org,python}. It was written by
39 @email{hanwen@@cs.uu.nl, Han-Wen Nienhuys}.