3.5 Filename extensions
You can use any file name extension for the input file, but if you do not
use the recommended extension for a particular format you may need to
manually specify the output format; for details, see Invoking lilypond-book
. Otherwise, lilypond-book
automatically
selects the output format based on the input file name’s extension.
extension | output format |
|
.html | HTML |
.htmly | HTML |
.itely | Texinfo |
.latex | LaTeX |
.lytex | LaTeX |
.lyxml | DocBook |
.tely | Texinfo |
.tex | LaTeX |
.texi | Texinfo |
.texinfo | Texinfo |
.xml | HTML |
If you use the same file name extension for the input file than the
extension lilypond-book
uses for the output file, and if the
input file is in the same directory as lilypond-book
working
directory, you must use --output option to make
lilypond-book
running, otherwise it will exit with an error
message like “Output would overwrite input file”.