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.TH MUSICXML2LY "1" "May 2018" "musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.18.2" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
musicxml2ly \- manual page for musicxml2ly (LilyPond) 2.18.2
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B musicxml2ly
[\fIOPTION\fR]... \fIFILE.xml\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
Convert MusicXML from FILE.xml to LilyPond input.
If the given filename is \-, musicxml2ly reads from the command line.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
show this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
show version number and exit
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR
be verbose
.TP
\fB\-\-lxml\fR
use lxml.etree; uses less memory and cpu time
.TP
\fB\-z\fR, \fB\-\-compressed\fR
input file is a zip\-compressed MusicXML file
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-relative\fR
convert pitches in relative mode (default)
.TP
\fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-absolute\fR
convert pitches in absolute mode
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-language\fR=\fILANG\fR
use LANG for pitch names, e.g. 'deutsch' for note
names in German
.TP
\fB\-\-loglevel\fR=\fILOGLEVEL\fR
Print log messages according to LOGLEVEL (NONE, ERROR,
WARNING, PROGRESS (default), DEBUG)
.TP
\fB\-\-nd\fR \fB\-\-no\-articulation\-directions\fR
do not convert directions (^, _ or \-) for
articulations, dynamics, etc.
.TP
\fB\-\-nrp\fR \fB\-\-no\-rest\-positions\fR
do not convert exact vertical positions of rests
.TP
\fB\-\-npl\fR \fB\-\-no\-page\-layout\fR
do not convert the exact page layout and breaks
.TP
\fB\-\-no\-beaming\fR
do not convert beaming information, use lilypond's
automatic beaming instead
.TP
\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output\fR=\fIFILE\fR
set output filename to FILE, stdout if \-
.TP
\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-midi\fR
activate midi\-block
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs via http://post.gmane.org/post.php?group=gmane.comp.gnu.lilypond.bugs
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2005\-\-2012 by
.IP
Han\-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@xs4all.nl>,
Jan Nieuwenhuizen <janneke@gnu.org> and
Reinhold Kainhofer <reinhold@kainhofer.com>
.PP
This program is free software.  It is covered by the GNU General Public
License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it
under certain conditions.  Invoke as `lilypond \fB\-\-warranty\fR' for more
information.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for
.B musicxml2ly
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B musicxml2ly
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info musicxml2ly
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.