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8 @setfilename lilypond.info
9 @settitle GNU LilyPond Notation Reference
10 @documentencoding UTF-8
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26 Distributions will want to install lilypond.info in postinstall, doing:
28 install-info --info-dir=/usr/share/info out[-www]/lilypond.info
30 * Prepend GNU for dir, must be unique.
32 * Do not list the `lilypond' node at toplevel, so that `info lilypond'
35 * List all commands in direntry.
37 @c * lilypond: (lilypond/lilypond)Running LilyPond. Invoking the
43 @c Info files are no longer installed in a subdirectory, images are
44 @c expected to be found in lilypond/ subdirectory.
45 @dircategory GNU LilyPond --- the music typesetter
47 * LilyPond Learning Manual: (lilypond-learning). Start here.
48 * Music Glossary: (music-glossary). For non-English users.
49 * LilyPond: (lilypond). LilyPond Notation Reference.
50 * LilyPond Internals Reference: (lilypond-internals). Definitions for tweaking.
51 * LilyPond Application Usage: (lilypond-program). Installing and running applications.
52 * abc2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking abc2ly. Importing ABC.
53 * convert-ly: (lilypond-program)Updating files with convert-ly. Older LilyPond versions.
54 * etf2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking etf2ly. Importing Finale.
55 * lilypond-book: (lilypond-program)LilyPond-book. Integrating text and music.
56 * midi2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking midi2ly. Importing MIDI.
57 * musicxml2ly: (lilypond-program)Invoking musicxml2ly. Importing MusicXML.
60 @c don't remove this comment.
62 @omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
63 @omfdescription Notation Reference of the LilyPond music engraving system
65 @omfcategory Applications|Publishing
71 This document is also available as a
72 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond.pdf,PDF} and as
73 @uref{source/Documentation/user/lilypond-big-page.html,one big page}.
77 @c This produces the unified index
86 @subtitle The music typesetter
87 @titlefont{Notation Reference}
88 @author The LilyPond development team
90 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2007 by the authors
93 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
94 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
95 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
96 with no Invariant Sections.
97 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
98 Free Documentation License''.
103 For LilyPond version @version{}
107 Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2007 by the authors
110 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
111 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
112 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
113 with no Invariant Sections.
114 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
115 Free Documentation License''.
120 This file documents GNU LilyPond.
122 Copyright 1999--2007 by the authors
125 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
126 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1
127 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation;
128 with no Invariant Sections.
129 A copy of the license is included in the section entitled ``GNU
130 Free Documentation License''.
136 @top GNU LilyPond --- The music typesetter
137 @c HJJ: Info needs `@top', which is a synonym for `@unnumbered' in TeX.
139 This is the Notation Reference (NR) for GNU LilyPond version @version{}.
140 For more information about how this fits with the other
141 documentation, see @rlearning{About the documentation}.
146 More information can be found at
147 @uref{http://@/www@/.lilypond@/.org/}. The website contains on-line copies
148 of this and other documentation.
150 @include dedication.itely
153 * Musical notation:: Musical notation.
154 * Specialist notation:: Notation which is only used for
156 * General input and output:: General information about
157 lilypond input and output.
158 * Spacing issues:: Display of output on paper.
159 * Changing defaults:: Tuning output.
160 * Interfaces for programmers:: Expert usage.
164 * Literature list:: Reference works about music notation.
165 * Notation manual tables:: Tables and charts.
166 * Cheat sheet:: Summary of LilyPond syntax.
167 * GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
168 * LilyPond command index::
176 @include notation.itely
177 @include specialist.itely
180 @include spacing.itely
182 @include changing-defaults.itely
183 @include programming-interface.itely
186 @include literature.itely
187 @include notation-appendices.itely
188 @include cheatsheet.itely
191 @node LilyPond command index
192 @appendix LilyPond command index
194 This index lists all the LilyPond commands and keywords with links
195 to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss their
196 use. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to the
197 exact location in the manual where the command or keyword appears;
198 the second part points to the start of the section of the manual
199 in which the command or keyword appears.
204 @appendix LilyPond index
206 In addition to all the LilyPond commands and keywords, this index
207 lists musical terms and words which relate to each of them, with
208 links to those sections of the manual which describe or discuss
209 that topic. Each link is in two parts. The first part points to
210 the exact location in the manual where the topic appears; the
211 second part points to the start of the section of the manual where
212 that topic is discussed.