4 abcsh command line options.

The format for running the abcsh program is:

     abcsh option ...

abcsh supports the following options:

--interactive

-i

Prompt for confirmation.

--dry-run

Take no real actions.

--no-warn

Disable warnings.

--quiet

--silent

-q

Inhibit usual output.

--verbose

-v

Print more information.

--directory=directory

Use the specified directory. Reads in any ABC Notation files found into the abcsh buffer.

--cd=directory

Change to directory before proceeding.

--help

-?

Print an informative help message describing the options and then exit successfully.

--usage

Briefly list the options.

--version

-V

Print the version number of abcsh on the standard output and then exit successfully.

--abc-input=FILE

-a FILE

Read in an ABC music notation file into the abcsh buffer.

--abc-output=FILE

-A FILE

Write out the current contents of the abcsh buffer as an ABC music notation file.

--count

-c

List the number of tunes, voices and measures in the abcsh buffer

--renumber=START_NO

-r START_NO

Renumber the X fields in the abcsh buffer. If a starting number is provided then start renumber from that value. E.g. –renumber=4 would renumber the first tune in the abcsh buffer as X:4 and the next as X:5 and so on.

--select=TUNE/VOICE/MEASURE

-s TUNE/VOICE/MEASURE

Select some content in the abcsh buffer for processing. E.g. –select=10/2,3,5/1-50 would select tune number 10, voices 2, 3 and 5, measures 1 through 50 for the next operation.

Select without tune, voice and measure values would clear the current select values make the whole buffer visible for processing.

--musicxml-input=FILE

-x FILE

Read a MusicXML file into the abcsh buffer.

--musicxml-output=FILE

-X FILE

Write out the contents of the abcsh buffer as a MusicXML file.