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Manuals
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Manuals for LilyPond 2.18.2
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Introduction
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• Text input: LilyPond is a *text-based* music engraver.
Read this first!
• (lilypond-learning)Top: a “must-read” gentle introduction
to LilyPond. (details of Learning Learning.)
• Glossary (music-glossary)Top.: _(optional reading)_ musical
terms and translations. (details of Glossary Glossary.)
• Essay (lilypond-essay)Top.: _(optional reading)_ background
information about computer engraving. (details of Essay
Essay.)
Regular use
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DONTPRINTYET • Notation (lilypond-notation)Top.: syntax reference. (*noteDONTPRINTYET • Notation (lilypond-notation)Top.: syntax reference. (
details of Notation Notation.)
DONTPRINTYET • Usage (lilypond-usage)Top.: running the programs. (*noteDONTPRINTYET • Usage (lilypond-usage)Top.: running the programs. (
details of Usage Usage.)
• Snippets (lilypond-snippets)Top.: short tricks and tips.
(details of Snippets Snippets.)
Infrequent Use
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• FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
• Web Top.: this document. (details of Web Web.)
DONTPRINTYET • Changes (lilypond-changes)Top.: what’s new? (*notedetails
DONTPRINTYET • Changes (lilypond-changes)Top.: what’s new? (details
of Changes Changes.)
DONTPRINTYET • Extending (lilypond-extending)Top.: fancy tweaks. (*noteDONTPRINTYET • Extending (lilypond-extending)Top.: fancy tweaks. (
details of Extending Extending.)
• Internals (lilypond-internals)Top.: tweaks reference.
(details of Internals Internals.)
Other material
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• All: previous stable versions and current as a compressed
archive.
• Translated: translation status for non-English readers.
• LilyPond Snippet Repository (http://lsr.dsi.unimi.it): user-created
examples, hints and tips.
• Video Tutorials
(http://benlemon.me/blog/music/lilypond/operation-lilypond/): Ben
Lemon, a LilyPond user, has created a range of video tutorials on
his blog and which are aimed at new users.
• Development: manuals for the unstable version.
• FDL: these manuals are published under the GNU Free
Documentation License.
Manual formats
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The LilyPond manuals generally come in three formats: split HTML, big
HTML and PDF. Split HTML is good for reading online. Big HTML (and some
of these can be very big) contains the whole manual in a single page.
PDF is available for downloading and using offline. To get to these 3
formats, follow the links that read ‘details of’ and then the manual
name.
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