---
name: "drumstick-buildsmf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "drumstick-tools"
version: "0.5.0-4+b2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/drumstick-buildsmf"
---

# drumstick-buildsmf(1)

A Drumstick command line utility for building a simple SMF (Standard MIDI File).

## NAME

drumstick-buildsmf - A Drumstick command line utility for building a simple SMF (Standard MIDI File).

## SYNOPSIS

**drumstick-buildsmf** \[options\] {FILE}

## DESCRIPTION

This program is a Drumstick example and utility program. You can use it to build a SMF containing a simple C Major scale, that could be used as input for other Drumstick utilities.

## ARGUMENTS

**-h\|--help**

Prints a summary of the command-line options and exit.

**-V\|--version**

Prints the program version number and exit.

The following argument is required:

**FILE**

The name of the output SMF file.

## LICENSE

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation, considering as source code any files used for the production of this manpage.

## SEE ALSO

[**drumstick-dumpsmf**(1)](/drumstick-dumpsmf/1.md), [**drumstick-playsmf**(1)](/drumstick-playsmf/1.md)

## AUTHOR

**Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas** \<plcl@users.sf.net\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2010 Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas\