lilypond:tldr:4970c

lilypond: Compile into the specified format.

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$ lilypond --formats=${format_dump} ${filename}

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This command is written in the shell language and it is invoking the LilyPond program with certain parameters.

lilypond: This is the name of the LilyPond program being executed.
--formats=${format_dump}: This parameter is used to specify the formats in which LilyPond should convert the input file. The ${format_dump} is a placeholder that will be replaced with the actual value during execution.
${filename}: This parameter is used to specify the name of the input file that will be processed by LilyPond. The ${filename} is another placeholder that will be replaced with the actual value during execution.

In summary, this command is used to call the LilyPond program and instruct it to convert the input file ${filename} into various formats specified by ${format_dump}.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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