# lilypond > Typeset music and/or produce MIDI from file. > More information: . - Compile a lilypond file into a PDF: `lilypond {{path/to/file}}` - Compile into the specified format: `lilypond --formats={{format_dump}} {{path/to/file}}` - Compile the specified file, suppressing progress updates: `lilypond -s {{path/to/file}}` - Compile the specified file, and also specify the output filename: `lilypond --output={{path/to/output_file}} {{path/to/input_file}}` - Show the current version of lilypond: `lilypond --version`