---
name: "lilypond-bin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lilypond"
version: "2.2.6-3"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lilypond-bin"
---

# lilypond-bin(1)

manual page for LilyPond 2.2.6

## NAME

LilyPond - manual page for LilyPond 2.2.6

## SYNOPSIS

**lilypond-bin** \[*OPTIONS*\]... *FILE*...

## DESCRIPTION

Typeset music and/or produce MIDI from FILE.

LilyPond produces beautiful music notation. For more information, see http://lilypond.org

## OPTIONS

- **-e**, **--evaluate**=*EXPR*

  set options, use **-e** '(ly-option-usage)' for help

- **-f**, **--format**=*EXT*

  use output format EXT

- **-h**, **--help**

  print this help

- **-H**, **--header**=*FIELD*

  write header field to BASENAME.FIELD

- **-I**, **--include**=*DIR*

  add DIR to search path

- **-i**, **--init**=*FILE*

  use FILE as init file

- **-M**, **--dependencies**

  write Makefile dependencies

- **-m**, **--no-paper**

  produce MIDI output only

- **-o**, **--output**=*FILE*

  write output to FILE

- **-P**, **--dep-prefix**=*DIR*

  prepend DIR to dependencies

- **-s**, **--safe-mode**

  run in safe mode

- **-v**, **--version**

  print version number

- **-V**, **--verbose**

  be verbose

- **-w**, **--warranty**

  show warranty and copyright

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to bug-lilypond@gnu.org.

This program is free software.  It is covered by the GNU General Public License and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under certain conditions.  Invoke as \`lilypond-bin **--warranty**' for more information.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1996--2004 by\
   Han-Wen Nienhuys \<hanwen@cs.uu.nl\>\
   Jan Nieuwenhuizen \<janneke@gnu.org\>\
   and others.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **LilyPond** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **LilyPond** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info LilyPond**

should give you access to the complete manual.