@uref{http://@/lilypond@/.org,website} for more details.
These are separate programs from lilypond itself, and are run
-on the command-line. By ``command-line'', we mean the command
+on the command-line. By @q{command-line}, we mean the command
line in the operating system. Windows users
-might be more familiar with the terms ``DOS shell'' or
-``command shell''; OSX users might be more familiar with the
-terms ``terminal'' or ``console''. OSX users should also
+might be more familiar with the terms @q{DOS shell} or
+@q{command shell}; OSX users might be more familiar with the
+terms @q{terminal} or @q{console}. OSX users should also
consult @ref{Notes for the MacOS X app}.
Describing how to use
midi2ly [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{midi-file}
@end example
-Note that by ``command-line'', we mean the command line of the
-operating system. See @ref{Converting from other formats} for
+Note that by @q{command-line}, we mean the command line of the
+operating system. See @ref{Converting from other formats}, for
more information about this.
The following options are supported by @command{midi2ly}.
@item -k, --key=@var{acc}[:@var{minor}]
Set default key. @math{@var{acc} > 0} sets number of sharps;
@math{@var{acc} < 0} sets number of flats. A minor key is indicated by
-":1".
+@samp{:1}.
@item -o, --output=@var{file}
Write output to @var{file}.
etf2ly [@var{option}]@dots{} @var{etf-file}
@end example
-Note that by ``command-line'', we mean the command line of the
-operating system. See @ref{Converting from other formats} for
+Note that by @q{command-line}, we mean the command line of the
+operating system. See @ref{Converting from other formats}, for
more information about this.
The following options are supported by @command{etf2ly}:
@command{musicxml2ly} extracts the notes from part-wise MusicXML
files, and writes it to a .ly file. It is invoked from the command-line.
-Note that by ``command-line'', we mean the command line of the
-operating system. See @ref{Converting from other formats} for
+Note that by @q{command-line}, we mean the command line of the
+operating system. See @ref{Converting from other formats}, for
more information about this.
The following options are supported by @command{musicxml2ly}:
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@/.walshaw@/.plus@/.com/@/abc/@/abc2mtex/@/abc@/.txt}.
@end quotation
@command{abc2ly} translates from ABC to LilyPond. It is invoked as follows:
%%LY voices \set autoBeaming = ##f
@end example
-This will cause the text following the keyword ``voices'' to be inserted
+This will cause the text following the keyword @q{voices} to be inserted
into the current voice of the LilyPond output file.
Similarly,
%%LY slyrics more words
@end example
-will cause the text following the ``slyrics'' keyword to be inserted
+will cause the text following the @q{slyrics} keyword to be inserted
into the current line of lyrics.
@refbugs
-The ABC standard is not very ``standard''. For extended features
+The ABC standard is not very @q{standard}. For extended features
(e.g., polyphonic music) different conventions exist.
Multiple tunes in one file cannot be converted.