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8 @setfilename lilypond.info
9 @settitle GNU LilyPond Notation Reference
10 @documentencoding UTF-8
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28 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
30 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
32 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
35 * List all commands in direntry.
37 @c * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
43 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
44 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
45 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
47 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
48 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
49 * LilyPond: (lilypond). LilyPond Notation Reference.
50 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
51 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-program). Installing and running applications.
52 * abc2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
53 * convert-ly: (lilypond-program)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
54 * etf2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
55 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-program)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
56 * midi2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
57 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
60 @c don't remove this comment.
62 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
63 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
65 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
71 @top GNU LilyPond --- Notation Reference
72 @chapheading The music typesetter
73 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
78 This document is also available as a
79 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF} and as
80 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page.html,one big page}.
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--2008 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--2008 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--2008 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 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
171 * LilyPond command index::
179 @include notation.itely
180 @include specialist.itely
183 @include spacing.itely
185 @include changing-defaults.itely
186 @include programming-interface.itely
189 @include literature.itely
190 @include notation-appendices.itely
191 @include cheatsheet.itely
194 @node LilyPond command index
195 @appendix LilyPond command index
197 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
198 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
199 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
200 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
201 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
202 in which the command or keyword appears.
207 @appendix LilyPond index
209 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
210 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
211 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
212 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
213 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
214 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
215 that topic is discussed.