Ubuntu Manpage: abc2abc - a simple abc checker/re-formatter/transposer

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NAME

       abc2abc - a simple abc checker/re-formatter/transposer

SYNOPSIS

       abc2abc  file [ -s ] [ -n ] [ -b ] [ -r ] [ -e ] [ -t semitones ] [ -nda ] [ -u ] [ -d ] [ -v ] [ -Vvoice
       number] [-Pvoice number] [-nokeys] [ -nokeyf] [ -usekey(sharps/flats)] [-useclef(treble/clef)] [ -OCC ]

DESCRIPTION

       abc2abc is a simple abc checker/re-formatter/transposer.  It will check whether the  file  given  on  the
       command line obeys basic abc syntax.

       If  you  want  to  check  an  abc tune, it is recommended that you use abc2midi with the -c option.  This
       performs extra checks that abc2abc does not do.

       The output of abc2abc goes to standard output.  Use redirection to save it to a file.

OPTIONS

-s Rework spacing in the file (which affects how notes are beamed together when the music is printed
out). This option does not appear to be working correctly.

-n X Reformats the abc file with line breaks every X bars.

-b Don't do bar checking.

-r Don't do repeat checking.

-e Don't report errors.

-t n Transpose tune by n semitones. This function will also work with K: none or one of -nokeys or
-nokeyf. If a voice is assigned to channel 10 (drum channel) using a %%MIDI channel 10 command,
then this voice is never transposed.

-nda Convert double accidentals in guitar chord to another chord though strictly not correct.

-u Update notation; the older notation + + for chords is replaced by [] and s s for slurs is replaced
by ().

-OCC Accept the old notation for chord. Normally this is turned off, since it conflicts with abc draft
standard version 2.0 for decorations (eg. +crescendo(+).

-d Re-notate the tune with all note lengths doubled. The unit length specified by the L: field
command is halved (e.g. L:1/8 to L:1/16).

-v Re-notate the tune with all note lengths halved. The unit length specified by the L: field command
is doubled (e.g. L:1/8 to L:1/4).

-ver Prints version number and exits.

-V X[,Y...]
For multivoiced abc files (i.e. contains V: field commands), only voices X[,Y,...] are copied.

-P X,[,Y...]
For multivoiced abc files (i.e. contains V: field commands), all voices except X[,Y...] remain the
same. Voices X,Y... are modified according the other runtime parameters.

-X n For a file containing many tunes, the X: reference numbers are renumbered sequentially starting
from number n.

-xref n
Only the tune with X: n is processed.

-nokeys
No key signature will be assumed. Instead, sharps and naturals will be placed wherever they are
needed.

-nokeyf
No key signature will be assumed. Instead, flats and naturals will be placed wherever they are
needed.

-usekey sf
This will force abc2abc to output the notes in the key signature keys[sf] where sf specifies the
number of flats (-negative) or sharps (+positive) in the key signature. It is a number between -5
and +5 inclusive.

-useclef
This works with only the -t (transpose) and provided the abc file does not already have a clef
command in the K: field. It does not support voices.

* Normally abc2abc will convert the deprecated notation for decorations (eg. !ppp!) to the abc version
2.0 draft standard (eg. +ppp+). If you do not wish to change to this standard include the -OCC flag.

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written  by  Anselm  Lingnau  <lingnau@tm.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de>  and  is  now
       supported by Seymour Shlien <fy733@ncf.ca> for the GNU/Linux system.

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