---
name: "solfege"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "solfege"
version: "3.23.4-13"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/solfege"
---

# solfege(1)

GPL'ed ear training software

## NAME

**solfege** - GPL'ed ear training software

## SYNOPSIS

```
solfege [options]
```

## DESCRIPTION

GNU Solfege is a program that let you use your computer to do ear training.

## OPTIONS

This program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long *options* starting with two dashes (\`-').

- **-h, --help**

  show this help message and exit

- **-v, --version**

  - **-w, --warranty**

  Show warranty and copyright.

- **--no-splash**

  Do not show the startup window.

- **--verbose-sound-init**

  Display more info about the sound setup.

- **--no-sound**

  Do not play any sounds. Instead some data is printed to standard output. Use this for debugging and porting.

- **--debug**

  Include features used by the Solfege developers to debug the program. **--debug-level**=DEBUG\_LEVEL Valid debug values are: debug, info, warning, error, critical

- **--disable-exception-handler**

  Disable the exception handling in Gui.standard\_exception\_handler.

- **--no-random**

  For debugging only: Select questions from lesson files in sequential order.

- **--show-gtk-warnings**

  Show GtkWarnings and PangoWarnings in the traceback window.

- **-P PROFILE**

  Start with \<profile\>. Create the profile if it does not exist.

- **--make-screenshots**

  Create or update the screenshots for the user manual. Intended for developers of this program. **-l** LESSONFILE, **--run-lessonfile**=LESSONFILE Start lesson file. Example: **-l** **solfege**:lesson- files/chord-min-major

## BUGS

Report bugs to bug-**solfege**@gnu.org or http://bugs.solfege.org.

## FILES

- **/etc/solfege**

  if **solfege** is installed into /usr, or {prefix}/etc/**solfege** in all other cases. System administrators can override the values in the default.config file. The most obvious values you might want to change is the sound setup.

- **~/.solfegerc**

  This file is used to store most configuration values. While it is possible to edit the file by hand, everything you need can and should be done from the gui.

- **~/.solfege**

  Statistics is stored in subdirectories below this dir.

## COPYRIGHT

GNU Solfege is Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 by Tom Cato Amundsen \<tca@gnu.org\>.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## AUTHOR

Main author of GNU Solfege and this manual page is Tom Cato Amundsen \<tca@gnu.org\>. For more details, read the AUTHORS file from the source tarball.