lilypond:tldr:6e979
lilypond: Compile a lilypond file into a PDF.
$ lilypond ${filename}
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This command is to invoke the LilyPond software with a specific file as an argument.
lilypondis the command used to run the LilyPond software, which is a music engraving program.${filename}is a placeholder for the actual name of the file that you want to process.
By executing this command with the correct filename provided, LilyPond will read the contents of the file, interpret the music notation, and generate sheet music in PDF or other formats as specified in the file.
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.