1 .TH ptb2ly 1 "4 May 2004"
3 ptb2ly \- PowerTab file to GNU Lilypond file converter
9 \fIpowertab-file.ptb\fP
12 \fBptb2ly\fP is a program that takes a file generated by the PowerTab
13 Tablature editor and generates a GNU LilyPond based on it.
19 Show all available options.
21 Run in debug mode. This will generate a lot of output to stderr.
23 Write tabs for regular guitar.
25 Write tabs for bass guitar.
26 .IP "-o \fIoutput-file\fP"
27 Filename of the LilyPond file that should be generated. If this is not
28 specified, the Lilypond output will be written to the a file with the
29 same name as the input file but with the extension changed to .ly.
30 Specify "-" for standard output.
31 .IP "-s \fInum_sections\fP"
32 Write Lilypond data for a limited number of sections. Specify 0 for all.
36 .BR http://jelmer.vernstok.nl/
38 .BR http://www.power-tab.net/
42 Only default tuning is supported
44 Special effects not support
46 Please report any bugs to Jelmer Vernooij at \fBjelmer@samba.org\fP.
48 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
49 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
50 the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
51 (at your option) any later version.
53 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
54 \fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
55 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
56 General Public License for more details.
58 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
59 along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
60 Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
63 Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>