ABCSELECT(1)

NAME
abcselect - manipulates music in abc format

SYNOPSIS
abcselect [-?] [-X xrefs] [-V voices] [-P parts] [-Q movements] [-c] [infile]

DESCRIPTION
abcselect reads an input file containing music in abc format and outputs a modified version in abc format.

The output is written to stdout and can be piped directly into abctab2ps. If no input file is given, the input is read from stdin.

All numbers specified in the options refer to the cardinal number of the corresponding info field, not to the actual value of the info field. E.g. the first tune is always specified with "-X 1", regardless of the value in the "X:" field.

OPTIONS

-?  print usage message

-X xrefs
    print only tunes specified by xrefs. xrefs must be a comma separated list of tune numbers or ranges, eg. "-X 1-3,6". When omitted, all tunes are printed.

-V voices
    select specified voices. voices must be a comma separated list of voice numbers or ranges, eg. "-V 1-3,6". When omitted, all voices are printed.

-P parts
    select specified parts. parts must be a comma separated list of numbers or ranges, eg. "-P 1-3,6". When omitted, all parts are printed.

-Q movements
    select specified movements (tempo indications). movements must be a comma separated list of numbers or ranges, eg. "-Q 1-3,6". When omitted, all movements are printed.

-c  keep comments of all voices. This can be useful if comments contain barnumbers or text that would otherwise be suppressed.

EXAMPLES
Select first and third voice from second movement of sample.abc and typeset it with abctab2ps:

    abcselect -V 1,3 -Q 2 sample.abc | abctab2ps

Select first, second and third voice from second tune of sample.abc and print it to selection.abc:

    abcselect -V 1-3 -X 2 sample.abc > selection.abc

AUTHOR
Christoph Dalitz <christoph(dot)dalitz[at]hsnr(dot)de>

VERSION
This man page describes abcselect version 1.5 from August 2002.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2000-2002 by Christoph Dalitz

abcselect is supplied "as is" without any warranty. It is free software and can be used, copied, modified and distributed without fee under the terms of the GNU General Public License.

SEE ALSO
abctab2ps(1)