.TH ptb2ly 1 "4 May 2004"
.SH NAME
ptb2ly \- PowerTab file to GNU Lilypond file converter
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
.B ptb2ly 
[-d]
[-o \fIoutput-file\fP]
\fIpowertab-file.ptb\fP
.RI
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBptb2ly\fP is a program that takes a file generated by the PowerTab 
Tablature editor and generates a GNU LilyPond based on it.

.PP
.SH OPTIONS
.PP
.IP "--help"
Show all available options.
.IP "-d"
Run in debug mode. This will generate a lot of output to stderr.
.IP "-r"
Write tabs for regular guitar.
.IP "-b"
Write tabs for bass guitar.
.IP "-o \fIoutput-file\fP"
Filename of the LilyPond file that should be generated. If this is not 
specified, the Lilypond output will be written to the a file with the 
same name as the input file but with the extension changed to .ly.
Specify "-" for standard output.
.IP "-s \fInum_sections\fP"
Write Lilypond data for a limited number of sections. Specify 0 for all.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR lilypond(1)
.PP
.BR http://jelmer.vernstok.nl/
.PP
.BR http://www.power-tab.net/

.SH BUGS
.PP
Only default tuning is supported
.PP
Special effects not support
.PP
Please report any bugs to Jelmer Vernooij at \fBjelmer@samba.org\fP.
.SH LICENSE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
.PP
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
\fBWITHOUT ANY WARRANTY\fR; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU 
General Public License for more details.
.PP
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License 
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple PLace, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
.SH AUTHOR
.BR
 Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>