ABC2LY(1)

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version 2.26.0 · 9 versions
, in alpine 3.24

💅 ABC2LY(1) — the abc2ly glow-up, bestie ✨

okay so you found the abc2ly page, and honestly? she's a little icon. this is the manual for abc2ly from LilyPond, and i'm gonna walk you through every single thing on it so you're never out here guessing. no cap, we're covering it all 🫶

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

abc2ly [OPTION]... FILE

that's it. give her some options if you want, and then the FILE you're feeding her. simple, clean, main character energy 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so abc2ly converts ABC music files into LilyPond input. that's the whole vibe. she takes your ABC notation and hands you LilyPond, and everything just works.

the ABC files she's talking about are the ones from the spec over at <https://abcnotation.com/standard/abc_v1.6.txt> — that's literally the standard, iykyk ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • --version — she shows you her version number and dips. cute and to the point 💅
  • -h, --help — prints this help text and bounces. your little safety net fr fr.
  • -o, --output=FILE — writes the output to FILE. you pick where the magic goes 🦋
  • -s, --strict — she gets strict about success. like, no vibes-based grading, she's checking properly 👑
  • -b, --beams — preserves ABC's notion of beams. so the beams stay exactly how ABC said, not reinvented 🙈
  • -q, --quiet — suppresses progress messages. for when you want peace and quiet, no commentary, just results 🤫

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

found a bug? don't suffer in silence, bestie. report it via bug-lilypond@gnu.org and spill the tea 😭

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the full documentation for abc2ly is maintained as a Texinfo manual (yes, an entire manual, she's thorough like that 💜). if the info and abc2ly programs are properly installed at your site, this command

info abc2ly

should give you access to the complete manual. that's your backstage pass, go get it ⭐

and that's the whole page, bestie! 🍓 this was abc2ly (LilyPond) 2.26.0, dated May 2026 — she ate, left no crumbs, periodt. 🧚💖

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