From: Trevor Daniels <t.daniels@treda.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:02:23 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Docs: AU 3.4 Clarify action of convert-ly -e
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Docs: AU 3.4 Clarify action of convert-ly -e
(cherry picked from commit 650bcb7e72cba819300780bf4479f14b911e7cff)
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diff --git a/Documentation/user/running.itely b/Documentation/user/running.itely
index 49a4eecba7..264235bd98 100644
--- 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