pmxab(1)
π pmxab(1) β¨ a MusiXTeX preprocessor β¨
πΈ NAME
pmxab is a MusiXTeX preprocessor, aka the pmxab π you need for prettier sheet music.
π§ SYNOPSIS
pmxab basename[.pmx]
π DESCRIPTION
okay so pmxab is a preprocessor for MusiXTeX πΆ It's usually invoked by a frontend, musixtex(1), so you'll probably meet it through there. To get the full glow-up you need MusiXTeX Version 1.21 or higher, plus TeX itself β¨ The whole goal of PMX is to make scores and parts that look almost professional without melting your brain π«Ά If you want to actually learn how to typeset with PMX, read the PMX Manual, bestie, it's giving everything π
When you run pmxab directly, it spits out TeX output that uses the MusiXTeX macro set. Iconic. π
π¦ SEE ALSO
π AUTHORS
PMX was written by Don Simons <dsimons@roadrunner.com> π This manual page was written by Roland Stigge <stigge@antcom.de> for the Debian project, and revised by Bob Tennent <rdt@cs.queensu.ca> π«Ά
Version 2.8.4 π released 30 August 2022 π Thanks for reading, bestie, go make some music! πβ¨
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