\input texinfo @c -*- coding: utf-8; mode: texinfo; -*- @ignore Translation of GIT committish: FILL-IN-HEAD-COMMITTISH When revising a translation, copy the HEAD committish of the version that you are working on. For details, see the Contributors' Guide, node Updating translation committishes.. @end ignore @setfilename lilypond-usage.info @settitle LilyPond Application Usage @documentencoding UTF-8 @documentlanguage en @afourpaper @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter @direntry * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-usage). Installing and running applications. * lilypond: (lilypond-usage)Running lilypond. Invoking the LilyPond program. * abc2ly: (lilypond-usage)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC. * convert-ly: (lilypond-usage)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions. * etf2ly: (lilypond-usage)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale. * lilypond-book: (lilypond-usage)lilypond-book. Integrating text and music. * midi2ly: (lilypond-usage)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI. * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-usage)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML. @end direntry @macro manualIntro This file explains how to execute the programs distributed with LilyPond version @version{}. In addition, it suggests some @qq{best practices} for efficient usage. @end macro @c `Usage' was born 1999-10-10 with git commit c82c30c... @macro copyrightDeclare Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2011 by the authors. @end macro @set FDL @include macros.itexi @c don't remove this comment. @ignore @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival @omfdescription Application Usage of the LilyPond music engraving system @omftype program usage @omfcategory Applications|Publishing @omflanguage English @end ignore @lilyTitlePage{Usage} @c TOC -- non-tex @ifnottex @c maybe add a "Tasks" or "Specific tasks" or something like @c that, after Suggestions -gp @menu * Running lilypond:: Operation. * Updating files with convert-ly:: Updating input files. * lilypond-book:: Integrating text and music. * External programs:: Mixing LilyPond and other programs. * Suggestions for writing files:: Best practices and effective bug-fixing. Appendices * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document. * LilyPond index:: @end menu @docMain @end ifnottex @contents @allowcodebreaks false @include usage/running.itely @include usage/updating.itely @include usage/lilypond-book.itely @include usage/external.itely @include usage/suggestions.itely @include fdl.itexi @node LilyPond index @appendix LilyPond index @printindex cp @bye