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