GNU SOLFEGE(1)

NAME
solfege - GPL'ed ear training software

SYNOPSIS

/usr/bin/solfege [-h] [-?] [--usage] [-v] [-w] [--no-splash] [--no-sound] [--verbose-sound-init]

DESCRIPTION

GNU Solfege is a program that let you use your computer to do ear training. You will get the most complete version of the program if you run it on a machine that has GNOME installed. But it will also run on more limited setups like linux or win32 with only python, gtk+ and PyGTK installed.

This man page contains info to get Solfege up and running. For help on using the program, please use the online documentation.

OPTIONS

This program follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-').

-h --help
    Show summary of options.

-? --gtk-help
    Show summary of Gtk/GNOME options.

--usage
    Short version of --gtk-help.

-v --version
    Show program version.

-w --warranty
    There is no warranty.

--no-splash
    Do not show the startup window.

--no-sound
    Do not try to play any sounds. Instead some data is printed to standard output. Use this for debugging and porting.

--verbose-sound-init
    Print some info about the sound setup while starting.

BUGS

Plenty! You can report them to bug-solfege@gnu.org, or even better: post a patch to fix it to the same address. Remember to tell what version of Solfege you are running and the name and version of you operation system.

FILES

~/.solfegerc
    This file is used to store most configuration values. While it is possible to edit the file by hand, everything you need can and should be done from the gui.

~/.solfege
    Statistics is stored in subdirectories below this dir.

NOTES

If you don't have /dev/music it is possible that your kernel supports it. Try to create the device file yourself (as root):
cd /dev
mknod music u 14 8

To get more help on solfege, use the online documentation, look at the files in /usr/share/doc/solfege (debian users) and the README and INSTALL file from the downloaded .tar.gz file. If you have problems running solfege please post your questions to <solfege-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>. Remember to mention what version of Solfege you have, and the name and version of your operating system. If possible, please check that the bug exists in the latest version of Solfege.

COPYRIGHT

GNU Solfege is Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 by Tom Cato Amundsen <tca@gnu.org>.

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.

AUTHOR

Main author of GNU Solfege and this manual page is Tom Cato Amundsen <tca@gnu.org>. For more details, read the AUTHORS file from the source tarball.