abctool

examples

To view the list of options:

$ abctool

To edit an abc file (on my system it opens the source in emacs and shows the postscript in gv)

$ abctool -e test.abc

To transpose the file "test.abc" a minor third up, convert it to postscript and view the result in gv:

$ abctool -t 3 test.abc

To do the same using abc2abc:

$ abctool -T 3 test.abc

To remove fingerings from the file "test.abc", translate chords to danish and send the result to standard out:

$ abctool -f -d -s test.abc

To remove all chords from the file "test.abc", convert it to postscript in landscape format and view the result in gv:

$ abctool -c -o "-l" test.abc

To make a songbook of all .abc-files in the current directory:

$ cat *.abc | abctool -r -

To generate PostScript, PDF and midi output from the file "test.abc" with "m7b5" substituted with "ø" and "dim7" with "°":

$ abctool -j --ps --pdf test.abc

To listen to the file "test.abc":

$ abctool -p test.abc

To generate a pdf file (songbook.pdf) containing all songs recursively in current directory in concert key, Bb and Eb, bypassing ~/.abctoolrc:

$ abctool --songbook -R --norc