Hi. > > How can I tell Lilypond to put out the tune (ie the notes) n times, > where n is taken from the command line ?
I don't think that you can pass this kind of arguments on the command line. A few weeks ago, I wished for something similar: i.e. a tool to concatenate MIDI files. [I tried it with a Perl module, but I couldn't work it out.] > > I would like to have my tunes stand alone, so I can edit them an play > them individually. But I would also like to "suck" the essential > parts of these same tunes into a book for sharing or perhaps > publications. > > I don't mind writing some perl code to do this, but I need to know the > essential parts to suck in. > You don't need to program to achieve this; it's a matter of organizing your lilypond code in various files, using "\include" to put the common music either alone in a file, or grouping it with other tunes in a file with multiple "\score" sections. Best, Gilles _______________________________________________ lilypond-user mailing list lilypond-user@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/lilypond-user