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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

@c `Usage' was born 1999-10-11 with this commit:
@c release: 1.2.13
@c author: Han-Wen Nienhuys
@c commit: 0cf97b5cdceecbba937f43ac827f4065aad5001e
@c   file: Documentation/user/invoking.itexi

@macro copyrightDeclare
Copyright @copyright{} 1999--2015 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
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@lilyTitlePage{Usage}


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@menu
* Running lilypond::               Operation.
* Updating files with convert-ly:: Updating input files.
* lilypond-book::                  Integrating text and music.
* External programs::              Mixing LilyPond and other programs.
* Suggestions for writing files::  Best practices and effective bug-fixing.

Appendices

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

@docMain
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@contents

@allowcodebreaks false

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

@include fdl.itexi

@node LilyPond index
@appendix LilyPond index

@printindex cp

@bye
