Fix #404

[lilypond.git] / Documentation / user / running.itely

diff --git a/Documentation/user/running.itely b/Documentation/user/running.itely
index 10aec0a9f0d6eeaf96da890e5758993d0cd87c1c..34eca21c202eb9af69c60b9a7938fe159cbb9f80 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/user/running.itely
+++ b/Documentation/user/running.itely
@@ -61,6 +61,21 @@ they will each be processed independently.  @footnote{The status of
 GUILE is not reset after processing a @code{.ly} file, so be careful
 not to change any system defaults from within Scheme.}
 
+In addition, the value of @code{output-suffix} will be inserted between
+the basename and the number.  An input file containing 
+
+@example
+#(define output-suffix "violin")
+\book @{ @dots{} @} 
+#(define output-suffix "cello")
+\book @{ @dots{} @} 
+@end example
+
+@noindent
+will output @var{base}@file{-violin.ps} and
+@var{base}@file{-cello-1.ps}.
+
+
 
 @subsection Command line options