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ABCSELECT(1)							  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  out‐
       puts 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 sepa‐
	      rated list of tune numbers or ranges, eg. "-X 1-3,6". When omit‐
	      ted, 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 con‐
	      tain 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)

				11. August 2002			  ABCSELECT(1)

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