---
name: "pmxchords"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-doc"
version: "2026.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pmxchords"
---

# pmxchords(1)

This script processes pmx files with chord symbols, allowing for key transpositions

## NAME

pmxchords - This script processes pmx files with chord symbols, allowing for key transpositions

## SYNOPSIS

\[ texlua \] **pmxchords** { *option* \| *jobname* \[ .pmx \]  } ...

- The default effect is to preprocess each pmx file so that chords are transposed as necessary, generating a temporary pmx file which is then processed by pmxab. Finally the resulting tex file is renamed to have the original jobname. The default filename for the temporary file is \<jobname\>\_chtr.pmx.

  ## OPTIONS

- **-v**

  output program name and version number, and quit

- **-h**

  output usage summary and quit

- **-s**

  stop after first step (of producing a temporary pmx file with transposed chord symbols).

## SEE ALSO

[pmx(1)](/pmx/1.md), [musixtex(1)](/musixtex/1.md)

## AUTHORS

pmxchords was written by Ondrej Fafejta \<fafejtao@gmail.com\>. This manual page was written by Bob Tennent \<rdt@cs.queensu.ca\>.