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2.1.3 Working on text files

LilyPond input files are similar to source files in many common programming languages. They are case sensitive, and white-space is generally equivalent. Expressions are formed with curly braces { }, and comments are denoted with % or %{ ... %}.

If the previous sentence sounds like nonsense, don't worry! We'll explain what all these terms mean:

There are more tips for constructing input files in Suggestions for writing LilyPond files.


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