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package "ingen"
purpose "A modular realtime audio processing system"
-description "This executable can be used to launch any configuration of Ingen.
-Ingen can run as a stand-alone server controlled by OSC, or internal to
-another process. The GUI can communicate with the engine via either method,
-and many GUIs (or other things) may connect to an engine via OSC.
+description "Ingen can be run in various configurations. The engine can
+run as a stand-alone server controlled by OSC, or internal to
+another process (e.g. the GUI). The GUI can communicate with the engine
+via either method, and many GUIs (or other things) may connect to an
+engine via OSC.
+
+Examples:
+
+ ingen -e - Run an engine, listen for OSC
+ ingen -g - Run a GUI, connect via OSC
+ ingen -eg - Run an engine and a GUI in one process
+
+The -l (load) option can be used in all cases:
+
+ ingen -el patch.ingen.ttl - Run an engine and load a patch
+ ingen -gl patch.ingen.ttl - Run a GUI and load a patch
+ ingen -egl patch.ingen.ttl - Run an engine and a GUI and load a patch
+
+Options:
"
option "engine" e "Run (JACK) engine" flag off