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3.2.3 Multiple output files from one input file
If you want multiple output files from the same ‘.ly’ file,
then you can add multiple \book blocks, where each
such \book block will result in a separate output file.
If you do not specify any \book block in the
input file, LilyPond will implicitly treat the whole
file as a single \book block, see
File structure.
When producing multiple files from a single source file, LilyPond
ensures that none of the output files from any \book block
overwrites the output file produced by a preceding \book from
the same input file.
It does this by adding a suffix to the output name for each
\book which uses the default output file name derived from the
input source file.
The default behavior is to append a version number suffix for each name which may clash, so
\book {
\score { … }
\paper { … }
}
\book {
\score { … }
\paper { … }
}
\book {
\score { … }
\paper { … }
}
in source file ‘eightminiatures.ly’ produces
eightminiatures.pdf eightminiatures-1.pdf eightminiatures-2.pdf
as output files.
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