Re: Search inside LilyPond

[David Wright]

On Sat 25 Apr 2020 at 19:40:47 (-0400), Freeman Gilmore wrote:
> Is there an app that can search inside LilyPond?
> 
> For example in makam.ly there is: \override KeySignature.glyph-name-alist =
> \makamGlyphs .
> 
> I would like to find where, \makamGlyphs, is defined.

$ grep -r makamGlyphs lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/makam.ly:makamGlyphs
 = #`((1 . "accidentals.doublesharp")
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/makam.ly:    
\override KeySignature.glyph-name-alist = \makamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/makam.ly:    
\override Accidental.glyph-name-alist = \makamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/makam.ly:    
\override AccidentalCautionary.glyph-name-alist = \makamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/makam.ly:    
\override TrillPitchAccidental.glyph-name-alist = \makamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/makam.ly:    
\override AmbitusAccidental.glyph-name-alist = \makamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/hel-arabic.ly:HelmakamGlyphs
 = #'(
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/hel-arabic.ly:
    \override KeySignature #'glyph-name-alist = \HelmakamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/hel-arabic.ly:
    \override Accidental #'glyph-name-alist = \HelmakamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/hel-arabic.ly:
    \override AccidentalCautionary #'glyph-name-alist = \HelmakamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/hel-arabic.ly:
    \override TrillPitchAccidental #'glyph-name-alist = \HelmakamGlyphs
lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/lilypond/usr/share/lilypond/current/ly/hel-arabic.ly:
    \override AmbitusAccidental #'glyph-name-alist = \HelmakamGlyphs
$ 

(best piped into less) or

$ less $(grep -r -l 'makamGlyphs' lilypond-2.21.0-1.linux-64/)
$ 

which will open a set of matching files in less.

Cheers,
David.