@menu
-* Invoking convert-ly:: Older LilyPond versions.
-* Invoking midi2ly:: Importing MIDI.
-* Invoking etf2ly:: Importing Finale.
-* Invoking abc2ly:: Importing ABC.
-* Invoking pmx2ly:: Importing PMX.
-* Invoking musedata2ly:: Importing Musedata.
-* Invoking mup2ly:: Importing MUP.
+* Invoking convert-ly:: Older LilyPond versions.
+* Invoking midi2ly:: Importing MIDI.
+* Invoking etf2ly:: Importing Finale.
+* Invoking abc2ly:: Importing ABC.
+* Invoking pmx2ly:: Importing PMX.
+* Invoking musedata2ly:: Importing Musedata.
+* Invoking mup2ly:: Importing MUP.
@end menu
Set the goal version of the conversion. It defaults to the latest
available version.
@item -h, --help
- Print usage help
+ Print usage help.
@end table
@table @code
@item -a, --absolute-pitches
- Print absolute pitches
+ Print absolute pitches.
@item -d, --duration-quant=@var{DUR}
- Quantise note durations on @var{DUR}
+ Quantise note durations on @var{DUR}.
@item -e, --explicit-durations
- Print explicit durations
+ Print explicit durations.
@item -h,--help
- Show summary of usage
+ Show summary of usage.
@item -k, --key=@var{acc}[:@var{minor}]
Set default key. @var{acc} > 0 sets number of sharps; @var{acc} < 0
- sets number of flats. A minor key is indicated by ":1"
+ sets number of flats. A minor key is indicated by ":1".
@item -o, --output=@var{file}
- Write output to @var{file}
+ Write output to @var{file}.
@item -s, --start-quant=@var{DUR}
- Quantise note starts on DUR
+ Quantise note starts on DUR.
@item -t, --allow-tuplet=@var{DUR}*@var{NUM}/@var{DEN}
- Allow tuplet durations @var{DUR}*@var{NUM}/@var{DEN}
+ Allow tuplet durations @var{DUR}*@var{NUM}/@var{DEN}.
@item -V, --verbose
- Be verbose
+ Be verbose.
@item -v, --version
- Print version number
+ Print version number.
@item -w, --warranty
- Show warranty and copyright
+ Show warranty and copyright.
@item -x, --text-lyrics
- Treat every text as a lyric
+ Treat every text as a lyric.
@end table
etf2ly [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{etf-file}
@end example
-The following options are supported by etf2ly.
+The following options are supported by etf2ly:
@table @code
@item -h,--help
this help
@refbugs
The list of articulation scripts is incomplete. Empty measures confuse
-etf2ly.
+etf2ly. Sequences of grace notes are ended improperly sometimes.
@node Invoking abc2ly
ABC is a fairly simple ASCII based format. It is described at the abc site:
@quotation
-@uref{http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc2mtex/abc.txt}
+@uref{http://www.gre.ac.uk/~c.walshaw/abc2mtex/abc.txt}.
@end quotation
abc2ly translates from ABC to LilyPond. It is invoked as follows:
This will cause the text following the keyword ``voices'' to be inserted
into the current voice of the LilyPond output file.
-Similarly:
+Similarly,
@example
%%LY slyrics more words
on PMX is available from the following site:
@quotation
-@uref{http://icking-music-archive.sunsite.dk/Misc/Music/musixtex/software/pmx/}.
+@uref{http://icking-music-archive.org/Misc/Music/musixtex/software/pmx/}.
@end quotation
@cindex PMX