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8 @setfilename lilypond.info
9 @settitle GNU LilyPond Notation Reference
10 @documentencoding UTF-8
17 @c Keep this here, since it pertains to the direntry below.
19 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
21 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
23 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
25 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
28 * List all commands in direntry.
30 @c * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
36 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
37 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
38 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
40 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
41 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
42 * LilyPond: (lilypond). LilyPond Notation Reference.
43 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
44 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-program). Installing and running applications.
45 * abc2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
46 * convert-ly: (lilypond-program)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
47 * etf2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
48 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-program)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
49 * midi2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
50 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
53 @c don't remove this comment.
55 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
56 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
58 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
64 @top GNU LilyPond --- Notation Reference
65 @chapheading The music typesetter
66 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
72 This document is also available as a
73 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF} and as
74 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page.html,one big page}.
77 This document is also available as a
78 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF} and as a
79 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond/index.html,HTML indexed multiple pages}.
84 @c This produces the unified index
93 @subtitle The music typesetter
94 @titlefont{Notation Reference}
95 @author The LilyPond development team
97 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2009 by the authors
100 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
101 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
102 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
103 with no Invariant Sections.
104 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
105 Free Documentation License''.
110 For LilyPond version @version{}
114 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2009 by the authors
117 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
118 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
119 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
120 with no Invariant Sections.
121 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
122 Free Documentation License''.
127 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
129 Copyright 1999--2009 by the authors
132 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
133 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
134 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
135 with no Invariant Sections.
136 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
137 Free Documentation License''.
142 This is the Notation Reference (NR) for GNU LilyPond version @version{}.
143 For more information about how this fits with the other
144 documentation, see @rlearning{About the documentation}.
149 More information can be found at
150 @uref{http://@/www@/.lilypond@/.org/}. The website contains on-line copies
151 of this and other documentation.
153 @include dedication.itely
156 * Musical notation:: Musical notation.
157 * Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
159 * General input and output:: General information about
160 lilypond input and output.
161 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
162 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
163 * Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
167 * Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
168 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
169 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
170 * LilyPond grammar:: Syntax diagram for LilyPond parser.
171 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
172 * LilyPond command index::
180 @include notation.itely
181 @include specialist.itely
184 @include spacing.itely
186 @include changing-defaults.itely
187 @include programming-interface.itely
190 @include literature.itely
191 @include notation-appendices.itely
192 @include cheatsheet.itely
194 @node LilyPond grammar
195 @appendix LilyPond grammar
197 This appendix contains a description of the LilyPond grammar, as
198 output from the parser.
200 @verbatiminclude ly-grammar.txt
204 @node LilyPond command index
205 @appendix LilyPond command index
207 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
208 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
209 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
210 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
211 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
212 in which the command or keyword appears.
217 @appendix LilyPond index
219 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
220 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
221 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
222 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
223 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
224 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
225 that topic is discussed.