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+\version "2.16.0"
+
+\header { texidoc = "Various types of bar lines can be drawn.
+
+The dashes in a dashed bar line covers staff lines exactly. Dashed
+barlines between staves start and end on a half dash precisely.
+
+The dots in a dotted bar line are in spaces.
+
+A thick bar line is created by \bar \".\", which is consistent
+with e.g. \bar \"|.\"
+
+A ticked bar line is a short line of the same length as a staff
+space, centered on the top-most barline.
+
+" }
+
+\relative \new StaffGroup <<
+ \new Staff = "1" {
+ c2 \bar "dashed" c
+ s1
+ c2 \bar ":" c
+ s1
+ c2 \bar "." c
+ s1
+ c2 \bar "'" c
+ }
+ \new Staff = "2" {
+ c2 c
+ s1
+ c2 c
+ s1
+ c2 c
+ s1
+ c2 c
+ }
+>>
+