---
name: "frescobaldi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "frescobaldi"
version: "3.3.0+ds1-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/frescobaldi"
---

# frescobaldi(1)

LilyPond Music Editor

## NAME

frescobaldi - LilyPond Music Editor

## SYNOPSIS

frescobaldi \[options\] files

## DESCRIPTION

LilyPond Music Editor

## OPTIONS

###

### Arguments:

- **files**

  LilyPond files to open, may also be textedit URLs

### Options:

- **-v, --version**

  Show version information

- **-h, --help**

  Show help about options and exit

- **-e ENC, --encoding=ENC**

  Encoding to use

- **-l NUM, --line=NUM**

  Line number to go to, starting at 1

- **-c NUM, --column=NUM**

  Column to go to, starting at 0

- **--start \<session\>**

  Session to start (\`none' for empty session)

- **-n, --new**

  Always start a new instance

## SEE ALSO

Frescobaldi features a user manual accessible via the **User Guide** entry in the **Help** menu.

## AUTHORS

**frescobaldi** is written and is copyrighted by: Copyright © 2008–2013  Wilbert Berendsen \<info@wilbertberendsen.nl\>

On Debian systems, the full list of contributors and copyright holders may be found at **\`/usr/share/doc/frescobaldi/copyright'**.

This man page was written by Ryan Kavanagh \<rak@debian.org\> for the Debian project, but may be used by others. Both this manpage and **frescobaldi** are released under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any later version.