Be-Music Script (BMS) is a file format for
rhythm action game, devised by Urao Yane in
1998. BMS file describes how notes are arranged and they reacts when the player inputs a specific action. It is a plain text file with directive lines starting with
#. Since BMS file itself doesn't include an image or sound, BMS files are normally distributed with appropriate image and sound files.
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