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.
@table @code
-@item -d@var{[option-name]}=@var{[value]},--define-default=@var{[option-name]}=@var{[value]}
-This sets the equivalent internal Scheme function to @var{value}.
+@item -d@var{[option-name]}=@var{[value]},
+--define-default=@var{[option-name]}=@var{[value]}
+This sets the equivalent internal Scheme function to @var{value}. For
+example;
@example
-dbackend=svg
If a @var{value} is not supplied, then the default value is used. The
prefix @code{no-} may be added to @var{option-name} to switch @q{off} an
-option, e.g.
+option. For example;
@cindex point and click, command line
@item @code{anti-alias-factor}
@tab @code{1}
-@tab Render at higher resolution (using given factor) and scale down
-result to prevent @q{jaggies} in @code{PNG} images.
+@tab Render at a higher resolution (using the given factor) and scale
+down the result to prevent @q{jaggies} in @code{PNG} images.
@item @code{aux-files}
@tab @code{#t}
-@tab Create @code{.tex}, @code{.texi}, @code{.count} files in the
-@code{EPS} backend.
+@tab Create @code{.tex}, @code{.texi} and @code{.count} files when used
+with the @code{eps} backend option.
@item @code{backend}
@tab @code{ps}
-@tab Select backend. Postscript files (default) include @code{TTF},
-@code{Type1} and @code{OTF} fonts. No subsetting of these fonts is
-done. Using @q{oriental} character sets can lead to very large files.
+@tab This is the default setting. Postscript files (default) include
+@code{TTF}, @code{Type1} and @code{OTF} fonts. No @q{subsetting} of
+these fonts is done. Be aware that using @q{oriental} character sets
+can lead to very large file sizes.
@item
@tab @code{eps}
-@tab Encapsulated PostScript. This dumps every page (system) as a
-separate @file{EPS} file, without fonts, and as one collated @file{EPS}
-file with all pages (systems) including fonts. Used as default by
-@command{lilypond-book}.
+@tab Used as default by the @command{lilypond-book} command. This dumps
+every page as both a single file with all pages and fonts included and
+as separate encapsulated postscript files for each page but without fonts
+included.
@item
@tab @code{null}
-@tab Do not output a printed score; has the same effect as
+@tab Do not output a printed score. This has the same effect as
@code{-dno-print-pages}.
@item
-@tab @code{svg}
-@tab Scalable Vector Graphics. This creates a single SVG file,
-without embedded fonts, for every page of output. It is recommended to
-install the Century Schoolbook fonts, included with your LilyPond
-installation, for optimal rendering. Under UNIX, simply copy these
-fonts from the LilyPond directory (typically
-@file{/usr/share/lilypond/VERSION/fonts/otf/}) to @file{~/.fonts/}.
-There is also an option @code{svg-woff} (below) for use of woff font
-files in the SVG backend.
+@tab @code{scm}
+@tab This dumps out the raw, internal Scheme-based drawing commands.
@item
-@tab @code{scm}
-@tab Dump of the raw, internal Scheme-based drawing commands.
+@tab @code{svg}
+@tab Scalable Vector Graphics.
+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.
@item @code{check-internal-types}
@tab @code{#f}
@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
(in mm).
+@item @code{font-export-dir}
+@tab @code{#f [dir]}
+@tab Directory for exporting fonts as PostScript files.
+
@item @code{gs-load-fonts}
@tab @code{#f}
@tab Load fonts via Ghostscript.
@tab @code{#f}
@tab Load only the LilyPond fonts via Ghostscript.
+@item @code{gs-never-embed-fonts}
+@tab @code{#f}
+@tab Make Ghostscript embed only TrueType fonts and no other font format.
+
@item @code{gui}
@tab @code{#f}
@tab Runs silently and redirect all output to a log file.
@item @code{svg-woff}
@tab @code{#f}
-@tab Use woff font files in SVG backend.
+@tab This option is required when using Web Open Font Format (WOFF) font
+files with the backend @code{svg} command. 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 also recommended not to use any font @q{aliases}
+or @q{lists} in case the SVG viewer cannot handle them.
@item @code{trace-memory-frequency}
@tab @code{#f}
@end lilypond
@node Warning this voice needs a voiceXx or shiftXx setting
-@unnumberedsubsec Warning this voice needs a @code{@bs{}voiceXx}
- or @code{@bs{}shiftXx} setting
+@unnumberedsubsec Warning this voice needs a @code{@bs{}voiceXx} or @code{@bs{}shiftXx} setting
If notes from two different voices with stems in the same direction
occur at the same musical moment, but the voices have no
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