Docs: AU 3.4 Clarify action of convert-ly -e

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / running.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/user/running.itely b/Documentation/user/running.itely
index 49a4eecba79ca76425ac6700a66fd12ee971ff9c..264235bd983cc3c9d66f032ce650a2b2f975d839 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/running.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/running.itely
@@ -482,7 +482,12 @@ convert-ly -e myfile.ly
 @end example
 
 @noindent
-or, if you want to preserve the original file
+This will upgrade @code{myfile.ly} in-place and preserve the
+original file in @code{myfile.ly~}.
+
+Alternatively, if you want to specify a different name for the
+upgraded file, preserving the original file and name unchanged,
+use
 
 @example
 convert-ly myfile.ly > mynewfile.ly