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NAME

       pmw - a program for typesetting music

SYNOPSIS

       pmw [options] [input file]

DESCRIPTION


       PMW  (Philip's  Music Writer) is a program for typesetting music. It is not an interactive
       program; instead, it reads a description of the music from a textual input file, which can
       be prepared by any text editor. The output from PMW is a PostScript file of page images of
       typeset music. This output uses the PMW-Music PostScript font,  which  must  therefore  be
       available  for  viewing,  printing,  or  converting  to  PDF  by  an  application  such as
       GhostScript. A secondary output in the form of a MIDI file can be requested.

       A full description of PMW and its markup language is given in the reference  manual.  This
       man page just summarizes the command line options.

OPTIONS


       -a4ona3   The pages are A4-sized; print them 2-up, assuming A3 paper.

       -a5ona4   The pages are A5-sized; print them 2-up, assuming A4 paper.

       -a4sideways
                 The  paper  is  A4, but the printer feeds it sideways, so rotate the page images
                 before printing.

       -C <arg>  Show a compile-time option; exit with its value (0  or  1).  Possible  arguments
                 are:

                   b2pf      suport for B2PF processing
                   musicxml  support for MusicXML input

       -c <number>
                 Arrange  to  print  <number>  copies.  This  number  is  honoured  by PostScript
                 printers. It may not be honoured by other programs that interpret PostScript.

       -d<options>
                 Write general debugging information to stderr. This option is of use only to the
                 program maintainer.

       -dbd [[<movement>,]<stave>,]<bar>
                 Write  debugging  data  for the bar to stderr. This option is of use only to the
                 program maintainer.

       -drawbarlines
                 Instead of using characters from the music font to  print  bar  lines,  generate
                 PostScript drawing instructions. Some PostScript interpreters do not display the
                 font bar line characters correctly on the screen when several of them  are  used
                 to generate a long vertical line; drawing them instead may give a better result.
                 -dbl is an abbreviation for -drawbarlines.

       -drawstavelines [<thickness>]
                 Instead of using characters from the music font to print stave  lines,  generate
                 PostScript drawing instructions. Some PostScript interpreters do not display the
                 font stave characters correctly on the screen; drawing them instead may  give  a
                 better  result. The default thickness of drawn stave lines is 0.3 points, scaled
                 according to relative stave size and overall magnification.  An  integer  number
                 given with this option specifies the thickness in tenths of a point.  -dsl is an
                 abbreviation for -drawstavelines.

       -dtp <bar>
                 Write debugging positioning data for the bar to stderr. If there  is  more  than
                 one  movement (not likely while debugging at this level), the data is output for
                 every bar with the given number. If the number is -1, data  is  output  for  all
                 bars. This option is of use only to the program maintainer.

       -duplex   This option sets the PostScript option for duplex printing (see also -tumble).

       -eps      Write  the  output as encapsulated PostScript (useful if this is an illustration
                 that is going to be included in some other document).

       -errormaximum <number>
                 Set the maximum number of errors before the program gives up. The default is 40.
                 This option is provided mainly so that an error test can generate a large number
                 of errors. -em is an abbreviation for -errormaximum.

       -F <directory-list>
                 Search the given colon-separated list  of  directories  for  fontmetrics  files,
                 before  searching  the  default  directory  that  was set up when PMW was built.
                 These directories are also searched  for  optional  Unicode  translation  (.utr)
                 files  for  fonts  that  do not use Adobe standard encoding, and for any special
                 text fonts (.pfa files) that are requested to be included in the output.

       -f <name> Specifies a format name, used when the input file is set up to output in several
                 different formats.

       -H <file> Use  the  given  file as the PostScript header file, instead of the default that
                 was set up when PMW was built.

       -help or --help
                 Output a list of options, then stop. No file is read.

       -incPMWfont or -incpmwfont or -ipf
                 This option causes PMW to include the music font within  the  PostScript  output
                 that  it  generates.  (If the PMW-Alpha font is used, that is also included.) If
                 you use this option, there is no need to  install  the  PMW  music  font(s)  for
                 GhostScript (or any other display program) to find.

       -MF <directory>
                 Search  the  given  colon-separated  list  of directories for PMW's music fonts,
                 before searching the default directory that was set up when PMW was built.

       -MP <file>
                 Use the given file as the MIDIperc file, instead of the default that was set  up
                 when PMW was built. This file translates between names and "pitches" for untuned
                 percussion voices.

       -MV <file>
                 Use the given file as the MIDIvoices file, instead of the default that  was  set
                 up when PMW was built. This file translates voice names to MIDI voice numbers.

       -manualfeed
                 Set  the  `manualfeed'  option  in  the  generated  PostScript.  Most PostScript
                 printers interpret this to mean that the paper should be taken from an alternate
                 input tray or slot. Some also require the user to push a button before each page
                 is printed.

       -midi <file>
                 Write MIDI output to the given  file  (in  addition  to  the  normal  PostScript
                 output). The stave selection (see -s below) also applies to MIDI output.

       -midibars <range>
                 If  -midi  is given, write only the given bars to the MIDI output. The range can
                 be two numbers separated by a hyphen or a single number  for  just  one  bar.  A
                 single  number  followed  by  a  hyphen  plays  from  that bar to the end of the
                 movement. -mb is an abbreviation for -midibars.

       -midimovement <number>
                 For a multi-movement input file, this specifies  the  movement  that  is  to  be
                 output  as  MIDI when -midi is given. The default is the first movement.  -mm is
                 an abbreviation for -midimovement.

       -noid     Do not show version number for error output. This is useful to a maintainer when
                 comparing output from different versions.

       -norc or -nopmwrc
                 Do not read the caller's .pmwrc file. This must be the first option given.

       -norepeats
                 When  generating  a  MIDI  output  file,  do not repeat repeated sections of the
                 music. -nr is an abbreviation for -norepeats.

       -nowidechars
                 This option stops PMW from  using  the  100-point  wide  stave  characters  when
                 printing staves. Instead, staves are constructed entirely from the 10-point wide
                 characters. This option is  provided  because  it  seems  that  some  PostScript
                 interpreters  cannot  deal  correctly  with  the very wide characters. -nw is an
                 abbreviation for -nowidechars. The -drawstavelines option overrides this option.

       -o <file> Send the output to the given file, or, if "-" is given, to stdout.  The  default
                 file  name  is  the  input  file with the extension ".ps" replacing any existing
                 extension, or being added if there is no extension. If there is  no  input  file
                 (input from stdin) the default output is to stdout.

       -p <list> Output  only the specified pages. These can be individual page numbers, or pairs
                 of numbers separated by a hyphen, to specify a range.  Use  commas  to  separate
                 items in the list.

       -pamphlet Output pages in pamphlet order. This is usually used in conjunction with -a5ona4
                 or -a4ona3.

       -printadjust <x> <y>
                 Move the image on the page by (x,y) points.

       -printgutter <x>
                 This option specifies a distance by which  righthand  (recto)  page  images  are
                 moved to the right, and lefthand (verso) page images are moved to the left, thus
                 creating a "gutter" for binding when the images are  printed  doublesided.   The
                 -printgutter  setting  applies  only  when  pages are being printed 1-up.  It is
                 ignored for any of the 2-up printing styles.

       -printscale <n>
                 Scale the output image by <n>.

       -printside <n>
                 Output only odd or only even pages; <n> must either be 1 or 2.

       -reverse  Output the pages in reverse order.

       -SM <directory>
                 Search the given directory for "standard macro" files instead of  searching  the
                 default directory that was set up when PMW was built.

       -s <list> Output only the specified staves. These can be individual stave numbers, or pair
                 of numbers separated by a hyphen, to specify a range.  Use  commas  to  separate
                 items in the list.

       -t <number>
                 Specify a transposition, in semitones.

       -tumble   When  -duplex  is set, -tumble causes the PostScript option for "tumbled" duplex
                 printing.

       -V or --version
                 Output the PMW version number to stdout, then stop. No file is read.

       -v        Output verification information about the typesetting to stderr.

DIAGNOSTICS AND RETURN CODES


       Error messages are written to the standard error stream. The return code is the  C  return
       code  EXIT_SUCCESS  (usually  0)  for  success,  even  if  there  were  some warnings, and
       EXIT_FAILURE (usually 1) otherwise.

EXAMPLES


         pmw myscore
         pmw -format A5 -a5ona4 -pamphlet myscore
         pmw -s 3 -o quartet-viola.ps quartet.pmw

AUTHOR


         Philip Hazel
         Email local part: Philip.Hazel
         Email domain: gmail.com
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