Example: @code{lilypond -fpng @var{filename}.ly}
+@noindent
+For @code{svg} and @code{eps} formats use the @code{-dbackend} option.
+See @ref{Advanced command line options for LilyPond}.
+
@item -h, --help
Show a summary of usage.
@item
@tab @code{svg}
@tab Scalable Vector Graphics.
-A single SVG file is created for every page of output. Apart from
-LilyPond's own music glyphs, no other font information will be included.
-Any SVG viewer will therefore require the fonts be available to it for
-the proper rendering of both text and lyrics. It is recommended to not
-to use font @q{aliases} or @q{lists} in case the SVG viewer is unable to
-handle them. When using @emph{Web Open Font Format} (WOFF) files the
-additional @code{--svg-woff} switch is required.
+A single SVG file is created for every page of output. Music glyphs
+are encoded as vector graphics, but text fonts are @emph{not} embedded
+in the SVG files. Any SVG viewer will therefore need the relevant text
+fonts to be available to it for proper rendering of both text and
+lyrics. It is recommended to not use font @q{lists} or @q{aliases}
+in case an SVG viewer is unable to handle them. When using
+@emph{Web Open Font Format} (WOFF) files the additional
+@code{--svg-woff} switch is required.
@end multitable
@noindent
@strong{Note for backend svg output:}
-LilyPond's default fonts (@code{LilyPond Serif},
-@code{LilyPond Sans Serif} and @code{LilyPond Monospace}) are just
-@emph{local} font aliases. Therefore, when using the backend @code{svg}
-command you must explicitly define the default fonts in your source
+By default in svg output LilyPond will use the generic
+@code{font-family} values of @code{serif}, @code{sans-serif}, or
+@code{monospace}. Therefore, when using the backend @code{svg} command
+you should explicitly define particular default fonts in your source
file;
@quotation
@tab @code{#f}
@tab Dump output signatures of each system. Used for regression testing.
+@item @code{embed-source-code}
+@tab @code{#f}
+@tab Embed the LilyPond source files inside the generated PDF document.
+
@item @code{eps-box-padding}
@tab @code{#f}
@tab Pad left edge of the output EPS bounding box by the given amount