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@setfilename lilypond-usage.info
@settitle LilyPond Application Usage
@documentencoding UTF-8
@documentlanguage en
@afourpaper

@macro manualIntro
This file explains how to execute the programs distributed with
LilyPond version @version{}.  In addition, it suggests some
@qq{best practices} for efficient usage.
@end macro

@macro copyrightDeclare
Copyright @copyright{} 
1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
by the authors.
@end macro

@set FDL
@include macros.itexi


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@omfcreator Han-Wen Nienhuys, Jan Nieuwenhuizen and Graham Percival
@omfdescription Application Usage of the LilyPond music engraving system
@omftype program usage
@omfcategory Applications|Publishing
@omflanguage English
@end ignore


@lilyTitlePage{Usage}


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@menu
* Running lilypond::               Operation.
* Updating files with convert-ly:: Updating input files.
* lilypond-book::                  Integrating text and music.
* Converting from other formats::  Converting to lilypond source format.
* Suggestions for writing files::  Best practices and effective bug-fixing.

Appendices

* GNU Free Documentation License:: License of this document.
* LilyPond index::
@end menu

@docMain
@end ifnottex


@contents


@include usage/running.itely
@include usage/updating.itely
@include usage/lilypond-book.itely
@include usage/converters.itely
@include usage/suggestions.itely

@include fdl.itexi

@node LilyPond index
@appendix LilyPond index

@printindex cp

@bye
