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CONVERT-LY(1)			  User Commands 		   CONVERT-LY(1)

NAME
     convert-ly - manual page for convert-ly 2.27.1

SYNOPSIS
     convert-ly [OPTION]... FILE

DESCRIPTION
     Update  LilyPond  input to newer version.	By default, update from the ver-
     sion taken from the \version command, to the current LilyPond version.   If
     FILE is `-', read from standard input.

OPTIONS
     --version
	    show version number and exit

     -h, --help
	    show this help and exit

     -f, --from=VERSION
	    start from VERSION [default: \version found in file]

     -e, --edit
	    edit in place

     -l, --loglevel=LOGLEVEL
	    Print  log	messages  according  to  LOGLEVEL  (NONE,  ERROR,  WARN,
	    PROGRESS (default), DEBUG)

     -n, --no-version
	    do not add \version command if missing

     -c, --current-version
	    force updating \version number to 2.27.1

     -d, --diff-version-update
	    only update \version number if file is modified

     -s, --show-rules
	    show rules [default: -f 0, -t 2.27.1]

     -t, --to=VERSION
	    convert to VERSION [default: 2.27.1]

     -b, --backup-numbered
	    make a numbered backup [default: filename.ext~]

     -v, --verbose
	    print rule descriptions during conversion

     -w, --warranty
	    show warranty and copyright

EXAMPLES
	    $ convert-ly -e old.ly
	    $ convert-ly --from=2.3.28 --to=2.5.21 foobar.ly > foobar-new.ly

REPORTING BUGS
     Report bugs via bug-lilypond@gnu.org

SEE ALSO
     The full documentation for convert-ly is maintained as  a	Texinfo  manual.
     If  the  info  and convert-ly programs are properly installed at your site,
     the command

	    info convert-ly

     should give you access to the complete manual.

convert-ly 2.27.1		   August 2026			   CONVERT-LY(1)

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